Half of companies have no mobile device management policy

Android in enterprise
Android for Work

Mobile device security is still not being taken seriously by enterprises with new figures revealing that half of companies still don't have an official management program in place for mobile devices used by workers.

A survey carried out by SOTI found that even though under 10 per cent of global companies think Android devices have not been integral to daily operations, 40 per cent still have concerns over the platform's devices and as such are reluctant to let them officially connect to corporate assets.

Cross platforming common

Even without the Android for Work apps, the popularity of Android devices in the workplace is clear to see with 13 per cent of Android users admitting they also use iOS devices at work and for iOS users that number jumps to 28 per cent that also use Android devices at work.

All this considered it's a surprise that half of the 460 global respondents admitted that a management program isn't in place and with BYOD usage mushrooming developing a plan is extremely important to maintain security.

Via: SOTI