Post on 16-Apr-2017
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WIRELESSSECURITY TRENDS
ALL DATA FROM FORTINET SPONSORED GLOBAL SURVEY OF 1300 IT DECISION MAKERS, CONDUCTED IN MARCH, 2016.
WIRELESS - MOST VULNERABLE PART OF NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
of respondents report wireless network is “very vulnerable”
of respondents expect complete control over devices that access
the network
of respondents allow BYOD devices on
the network
35% 2/3 56%
Internet of Things is playing a bigger role:
59% of respondents in North America say they use business critical IoT equipment
Globally,
SURVEY RESULTS:
80% of respondents include IoT in security strategy
Most widely used security mechanism:
Firewalls – deployed by
81%of respondents
Top 2 Security Risks:
Loss of sensitive corporate and /or customer data
01 0
0
10
10 0
Industrial Espionage
Top capabilities expected from a secure access architecture:
Combines cyber-security with enterprise access
Enables segmentation of devices and access layers across wired/wireless networks
Over half of respondents prefer using cloud-based wireless network management
1 2
Application
awareness and control
60%from last year
up
Authentication
up21%from last year
IntrusionPrevention Systems
up45%from last year
TOP SECURITY RISKS
CONCERNS ABOUT WIRELESS ARE SHIFTING SECURITY PRIORITIES
Biggest changes:
A CLEAR PREFERENCE FOR INTEGRATED SECURITY SOLUTIONS
www.fortinet.com/secureWiFi