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The proliferation of portable devices has magnified the cybersecurity challenges facing organizations of all sizes. Globally, the average person now uses 3.6 personal and work related devices, and in North America, the figure is a stunning 13.4. The challenges of managing and securing IT assets have been amplified by“ bring your own device” policies at 85 % of organizations, accelerated in part by shifts to remote and hybrid work arrangements. As a result, IT organizations often no longer manage – or are even aware of – every device that accesses corporate resources.

To better understand device access and management challenges facing organizations of all sizes, Okta commissioned Foundry to survey 150 IT security decision-makers across a spectrum of small, midsized, and large businesses.

Struggle to control

The results indicate that IT groups need help with this issue. An overwhelming 94 % said their businesses have been negatively impacted by unauthorized devices or system access, with ransomware being their top device-related security concern. One in five security incidents originates from a lost or stolen asset. This indicates that the inability to fully lock down or block access to employees’ and contractors’ devices poses a severe security risk.

Over 40 % worry about unauthorized access to corporate-issued devices, and nearly as many are concerned about access to personal devices used at work. Large organizations expressed more significant concerns about this issue than small ones, probably because of the volume of endpoints in use. p

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