New LogMeIn Report Reveals the Harsh Realities of Endpoint Management
June 05 2018 - 9:00AM
LogMeIn today released findings of a new global report, “Uncovering
the Harsh Realities of Endpoint Management: Bridging the gaps in
multi-device security” revealing current market trends and business
threats driving the need for IT professionals to make endpoint
management a priority.
The global survey, which polled 1,000 IT professionals across
North America and Europe found that while 88 percent of IT
respondents acknowledge the importance of endpoint management,
nearly one third don’t know how many endpoints they manage. Data
from the survey also showed that although IT professionals consider
endpoint management a priority and evolving workplace trends demand
it, only 52 percent are proactively addressing security concerns
before a breach occurs. As a result, despite understanding the
security risks associated with managing multiple devices, IT
professionals could be doing much more to manage and protect all
endpoints from cyber-attacks.
The report provides insights into the gaps IT professionals are
leaving in their security programs, including:
- IT teams are faced with multiple security risks, but
still don’t focus on proactive measures.According to the
survey, 58 percent of IT professionals consider malware as their
top security concern, followed by ransomware at 48 percent, while
40 percent rank cloud security breaches as a top concern. Despite
this, only 52 percent of IT professionals take measures to
proactively address security concerns before a breach occurs.
- Lack of endpoint management leaves significant holes in
a security strategy.Shockingly, 30 percent of IT
professionals do not know how many endpoint devices exist within
their organization. Those who do report an average of 750 endpoints
including servers, employee computers and mobile devices. Though 71
percent of IT professionals claim they are actively addressing
security on hardware, 44 percent are not actively addressing
security on software and 52 percent are not addressing it on mobile
devices.
- Endpoint management goes beyond anti-malware.A
majority of companies are not using solutions that can address
these risks. Only 26 percent of IT professionals surveyed
reported investing in automated monitoring and alerts, only 17
percent invest in anti-malware on mobile devices and 14 percent
invest in third party patch management. The lack of these important
security measures are leaving their companies open to potential
cyber-attacks.
“Evolving workplace trends and new attack vectors are rapidly
increasing the risk of security breaches for businesses of all
sizes and our research shows that many aren’t doing all that they
could to avoid becoming a victim,” said Sandor Palfy, Chief
Technology Officer of Identity and Access Management at LogMeIn.
“Fortunately, there are ways to be proactive and take measures to
ensure not a single threat goes unnoticed. With Central, we aim to
provide IT organizations with the speed, flexibility, and insight
needed to increase productivity, reduce IT costs, and mitigate
risk.”
Resources
- Full report:
https://www.logmein.com/central/resources/trends-report
- Infographic:
https://www.logmein.com/central/resources/trends-infographic
- Blog
post: https://blog.logmein.com/it-management/uncovering-harsh-realities-endpoint-management
Survey Methodology
The Uncovering the Harsh Realities of Endpoint Management:
Bridging the gaps in multi-device security survey was commissioned
by LogMeIn Central and fielded by Lab42, and independent panel
research firm. The responses were generated from a survey of 1,000
IT professionals on the topic of data security in the workplace.
These IT professionals represent small and mid-size companies
throughout North America and Europe.
About LogMeIn’s Identity and Access
Portfolio
LogMeIn offers a broad portfolio of Identity and Access
solutions providing endpoint and password management that reduce
helpdesk ticket volume and improve IT productivity while mitigating
security risks across the organization. These include award-winning
products such as LastPass, Central, Pro and GoToMyPC. With software
that is easy to deploy for IT admins and simple to onboard for
employees, LogMeIn's Identity and Access Portfolio offers proactive
monitoring and custom admin controls that the modern IT team needs
– all at a reasonable cost that’s built for scale.
About LogMeIn, Inc. LogMeIn,
Inc. (Nasdaq:LOGM) simplifies how people connect with each
other and the world around them to drive meaningful interactions,
deepen relationships, and create better outcomes for individuals
and businesses. One of the world’s top 10 public SaaS companies,
and a market leader in communication & conferencing, identity
& access, and customer engagement & support
solutions, LogMeIn has millions of customers spanning
virtually every country across the globe. LogMeIn is
headquartered in Boston with additional locations
in North and South
America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Media Contact: Lauren Van Dam press@logmein.com
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