Security News > 2021 > January > CISOs increasingly focus on mitigating mobile security risks

The emergence of the everywhere enterprise has shifted CISO priorities away from combating network security threats and towards mitigating mobile security risks, Ivanti reveals.

87% CISOs surveyed agreed that mobile devices have become the focal point of their cybersecurity strategies, and 80% CISOs stated that passwords are no longer an effective means of protecting enterprise data, as hackers are increasingly targeting remote workers and mobile devices.

The study, which polled 400 CISOs across EMEA, found 82% of respondents agree that remote work has accelerated the demise of the traditional network perimeter, and has subsequently given rise to a host of new IT security challenges.

40% of CISOs cited employees using their own devices to access corporate data as a top IT security challenge.

93% of CISOs stated that they had effective solutions in place to enable the unexpected shift to remote work at the start of the pandemic, 92% also stated they need additional IT security measures to better enable remote workers and address the new mobile threat landscape.

"The emergence of the everywhere enterprise - where IT infrastructures are everywhere, and distributed employees need access to corporate data everywhere - has dramatically changed the role of the CISO and put mobile device security firmly under the spotlight. CISOs must now place greater emphasis on enabling, securing, and optimizing mobile work environments."

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