Security measures lacking.

Businesses are failing to respond to the increased threat posed by mobile devices being used outside the corporate network and are continually suffering security breaches as a result. The breaches are often a result of the lack of corporate policies that prevent laptops and other devices access

These are among the findings of a global survey of IT managers conducted in the United States and Europe for LANDesk Software by Dynamic Markets into attitudes toward proactively securing corporate networks against potential threats, such as malicious code, adware or spyware.

More than 65% of IT managers surveyed are continuing to experience security breaches and are seeking additional methods of securing their organization beyond just antivirus software. For example, 60% percent of respondents said that their organization does not have a way of scanning devices attempting to connect to their network and quarantining any system that does not meet their company's security requirements.

The results of the survey also revealed that many IT managers are leaving the security of their organization's network to chance, despite more than 85% of respondents now having a workforce that is mobile or field-based. Nearly half those surveyed (46%) admitted that the only way to enforce security settings on laptops and mobile devices is when they are physically back in the corporate environment. Furthermore, 23% said that they must rely on their users to apply the security patches themselves.