Financial services lead the way in BYOD adoption despite security concerns

BYOD is becoming increasingly popular across all industries, but it's the financial sector that's leading the way according to a new report. The findings come from data protection company Bitglass which surveyed more than 800 cybersecurity professionals across five major industries, including financial services, technology, healthcare, government and education. It finds that 72 percent of all organizations support BYOD for all or some employees, but the figure is 74 percent for the financial sector. However, relatively few organizations are able to control access to corporate data, with only 14 percent having successfully deployed mobile application management (MAM) solutions. "The threat of data leakage… [Continue Reading]