Mobile device security remains a top priority for UK’s public sector
July 15 2019 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
To reduce the risk posed by lost and stolen
mobile devices, organisations must implement a mobile-centric zero
trust approach
MobileIron (NASDAQ:MOBL), the company that introduced the
industry’s first mobile-centric, zero trust platform for the
enterprise, today announced the results of a Freedom of Information
(FoI) request, which found that government staff in the UK lost 508
mobile and laptop devices between January and April 2018. The
findings serve to highlight the fact that mobile device security
remains as important as ever for public sector organisations in the
UK.
The FoI request also found that only 10% of devices lost by
public sector employees are ever recovered. With the average
enterprise using up to almost 1,000 cloud-based applications, the
security risks presented by the volume of data that might be
exposed when a device is lost or stolen becomes clear. In fact, a
recent Bitglass breach report found that lost and stolen devices
account for one in four breaches in the financial services sector.
To reduce the risk of being breached, companies need to implement
an always verify, never trust approach that establishes complete
control over their business data, wherever it lives.
David Critchley, MobileIron’s Regional Director, UK&I said:
“As the amount of business data that flows across devices, apps,
networks, and cloud services continues to increase, it is essential
that organisations have the right security protocols in place to
minimise risk and prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data if
a device is lost or stolen. Even one lost or stolen device provides
a goldmine of readily accessible and highly critical data to
potential fraudsters and hackers.”
Critchley continued: “All organisations should move beyond
standard password-based security protocols and implement a
mobile-centric zero trust model. This approach validates the
device, establishes user context, checks app authorization,
verifies the network, and detects and remediates threats before
granting secure access to a device or user. The zero trust model
allows organisations, including government departments, to
significantly reduce risk by giving them complete control over
their business data – even on lost or stolen devices.”
About the Freedom of Information Request:
MobileIron contacted nine ministerial departments from within
the UK Government. All nine of the departments contacted responded
with the relevant data.
About MobileIron
MobileIron is redefining enterprise security with the industry’s
first mobile-centric, zero trust platform built on the foundation
of unified endpoint management (UEM) to secure access and protect
data across the perimeter-less enterprise. Over 17,000 customers,
including the world’s largest financial institutions, intelligence
agencies, and other highly regulated companies rely on MobileIron
to enable a seamless and secure user experience by ensuring only
authorized users, devices, apps, and services can access business
resources. For more information, visit www.mobileiron.com.
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