A survey conducted by B2B International for anti-virus specialists Kaspersky Lab has revealed data protection and infrastructure security are top priorities for business IT professionals.
Preventing unauthorised infiltration into the corporate network and protecting confidential information are reported to be the most critical issues IT departments want to address.
Company employees responsible for critical business decisions, including those related to IT security, were asked to single out the three tasks they consider the most important for personnel.
The main sore point, according to professionals, was preventing cybercriminals from infiltrating the corporate network – highlighted by 31 percent of those surveyed.
Information protection was chosen by 27 percent, making it the second most important task.
Controlling the use of mobile devices is only ranked third – just 13 percent regard work with mobile device management (MDM) systems as among the three most critical tasks. This is surprising because according to the same survey, 55 percent of companies are now seriously concerned about the security of mobile devices. This concern is not, apparently, being translated into prioritised action.
The full version of the report of the results of the survey by B2B International in July 2012 is available here.
