WIRELESS SECURITY TRENDS
All data from Fortinet sponsored global survey
of 1300 IT decision makers, conducted in March, 2016.
TOP SECURITY RISKS
What are the 2 most worrisome wireless security risks?
Loss of Data
Loss of sensitive
corporateand/or
customer data.
Industry research shows the average cost of a corporate data preach has increased 23% over the past 2 years.
Industrial Espionage
Industrial
Espionage.
US companies loose over $300 billion each year to industrial espionage. Up to 80% of the thefts originate from China.
WIRELESS - MOST VULNERABLE PART OF
NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
How secure is your
wireless network?
35%of respondents
report their wireless
network is "very
vulnerable"
How much control do you
have over devices that access your network?
2/3 of respondents
expect complete
control over devices
that access the
network
Do you allow employees
to connect their own
devices to the network?
56%of respondents
allow BYOD devices
on the network.
Internet of Things is playing a bigger role:
Does your business have
equipment connected to
the internet?
59%of respondents in
North America say
they use business
critical IoT
equipment.
Do you include connected
things as part of your
security plan?
Globally, 80% of respondents
include IoT in their
security strategy.
CONCERNS ABOUT WIRELESS ARE
SHIFTING SECURITY PRIORITIES
Most widely used security mechanism:
What is the most widely used network security component?
Most widely used security mechanism: Firewalls - deployed by 81% of respondents.
Biggest changes:
How aware are you
of apps running on
your network?
Application
awareness and
control has increased 60% from last year.
How good is your
intrusion prevention?
Use of intrusion
prevention
systems is up 45% from last year.
Do you enforce authentication
for people and devices
accessing your network?
Use of
authentication
as increased 21%from last year.
A CLEAR PREFERENCE FOR
INTEGRATED SECURITY SOLUTIONS
What capabilities do businesses expect most from
their secure access architecture?
Secure Access
The security
architecture combines
cyber-security
with enterprise access.
Segmentation
The security
architecture enables
segmentation of
devices and access
layers across
wired/wireless
networks.