Intelligent CIO North America Issue 04 | Page 26

NOT ONLY DO ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO ENSURE ENDPOINTS ARE SECURE AND ADHERING TO USAGE POLICY , BUT THEY MUST ALSO MANAGE APPROPRIATE IOT DEVICE ACCESS .
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For those that have been victim of an endpoint or IoT security issue , the most significant negative impact was a reported loss of user ( 55 %) and IT ( 45 %) productivity , followed by system downtime ( 42 %).
Holger Schulze , CEO and Founder of Cybersecurity Insiders , added : “ The diversity of users , devices , networks and threats continue to grow as enterprises take advantage of greater workforce mobility , workplace flexibility and cloud computing opportunities . Not only do organizations need to ensure endpoints are secure and adhering to usage policy , but they must also manage appropriate IoT device access . New Zero Trust security controls can fortify dynamic device discovery , verification , tracking , remediation and access enforcement .”
Additional key findings include :
• Respondents rated the biggest endpoint and IoT security challenges as number one , insufficient protection against the latest threats ( 49 %), number two , high complexity of deployment and operations ( 47 %) and number three , inability to enforce endpoint and IoT device access / usage policy ( 40 %).
• Respondents rated the most critical capabilities required to mitigate endpoint and IoT security as number one , monitoring endpoint or IoT devices for malicious or anomalous activity ( 54 %), number two , blocking or isolating unknown or at-risk endpoint and IoT devices ’ network access ( 51 %) and number three , blocking at-risk devices ’ access to network or cloud resources ( 46 %).
• When asked about anticipated investments to secure remote worker access and endpoint security technology , most organizations ( 61 %) anticipate an increase or significant increase , while few expect a decrease ( 6 %). •

NOT ONLY DO ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO ENSURE ENDPOINTS ARE SECURE AND ADHERING TO USAGE POLICY , BUT THEY MUST ALSO MANAGE APPROPRIATE IOT DEVICE ACCESS .

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