The State Of Enterprise Mobile Security, Q1 2014: Strategies Shift From Devices To Apps

Even as more and more firms adopt and grow more comfortable with bring-your-own-device (BYOD) strategies, security and risk (S&R) pros remain vigilant — particularly as firms seek to empower employees with more than just email, contacts, and calendaring. To increase the productivity for information workers on the go and customer-facing employees, technology management leaders must provide employees with access to business apps, collaboration tools, and data. To be a business enabler, S&R pros must understand how mobile strategies for management and security are shifting from devices to apps and data. In this report, we present data around mobile budgets, spending intentions, technology adoption, and other key mobile security trends. After reading this report, S&R pros will have a much better understanding of how other organizations are dealing with mobility risks and ultimately which considerations to take before planning future mobile initiatives.