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nCircle 2012 BYOD Security Trend Survey

nCircle, the leader in security and compliance auditing solutions, recently completed a survey of information security and compliance trends. 547 IT security professionals responded to our online survey between April 19 and May 31, 2012.





"Like it or not, BYOD is here to stay. There's no denying that it adds lots of new exposures and network entry points that must be monitored and secured. Organizations are definitely scrambling to secure these new devices while maintaining network uptime and access. IT has to shuffle priorities and expand good risk management practices to cover these devices to stay ahead of growing mobile threats."
-- Lamar Bailey, director of security research and development for nCircle



"The surge in BYOD has IT departments scrambling to make sure their networks can accommodate these devices securely. IT departments are buckling down and deciding on policies that determine how these devices can be managed with an acceptable level of risk."
-- Lamar Bailey, director of security research and development for nCircle





"Mobile device security has clearly eclipsed social media concerns from a policy perspective. The number of companies enforcing their mobile device policy increased 30% over the last twelve months. This stands in sharp contrast to social media, where policy compliance is stable or dropping. Companies realize the security risks associated with social media aren't nearly as serious as those associated with BYOD."
-- Andrew Storms, director of security operations for nCircle



"BYOD is just the most recent security issue to disrupt IT networks, and the response process is the same. Every IT departments needs to get out ahead of the tidal wave of mobile devices by building a plan that identifies and controls BYOD risks. If you haven't done this yet, do it now."
-- Andrew Storms, director of security operations for nCircle

This study is illustrated in nCircle's "BYOD Grows Up" infographic below. Interested parties have permission to embed and share the infographic on their websites or blogs with attribution.