<div>In a survey by a global leader in cyber security solutions, Fortinet revealed that the most vulnerable element of the IT infrastructure (database is the most vulnerable element of the IT infrastructure for Indian respondents). Nearly half (49 per cent worldwide and 40 per cent in India) of respondents ranked wireless networks as most exposed from a security standpoint, in contrast to just 29 per cent (34 per cent in India) for the core network. <br /><br />Insufficient wireless security is a concern for almost all (92 per cent worldwide and 100 per cent in India) of the CIOs polled; hardly one-third of the enterprise wireless networks put in place for internal employees (37 per cent worldwide and 34 per cent in India), do not have the basic security function of authentication in place, according to the Fortinet survey.<br /><br /><strong>Wireless Networks at Risk</strong><br />According to the survey, wireless networks are ranked as the most vulnerable IT infrastructure, with the highest proportion of ITDMs (49% WW vs 40% in India) placing it in their top two. Respondents positioned wireless as significantly more vulnerable than core networking infrastructure, with 29% of ITDMs ranking this highly (34% in India). In India, the most vulnerable IT infrastructure is database according to 43% of Indian respondents (25% worldwide). Applications (17% WW vs 23% in India) and storage (11% WW vs 13% in India) infrastructures were considered amongst the least susceptible from a security standpoint.<br /><br />According the survey, 37 per cent of global ITDMs polled (34 per cent of Indian ITDMs) do not have the most basic wireless security measure of authentication in place. A significant 29 per cent and 39 per cent (29 per cent and 25 per cent in India) of enterprises respectively, overlook firewall and anti-virus security functions when it comes to wireless strategies. Other security measures deemed critical to core infrastructure protection, such as IPS (deployed by 41% vs 51% in India), application control (37% vs 38% in India) and URL filtering (29% vs 35%), play a part in even fewer wireless deployments. <br /><br /><strong>Concern High Over Insufficient Wireless Security</strong><br />Of the ITDMs surveyed, 83% (94% of Indian ITDMs surveyed) are concerned their existing wireless security is not sufficient, with CIOs reporting the highest level of concern at 92% (100% in India). Despite deploying the highest level of security of all the regions surveyed, ITDMs across APAC are the most concerned about their wireless security with 44% stating they are very concerned, in contrast to 30% in the Americas, and 20% in EMEA.<br /><br />Globally, ITDMs reported varying confidence levels in wireless security; China tops the board with 71% 'very concerned followed by India at 61%', compared to just 13% in Japan. <br /><br /><strong>Risk of Data Loss Tops Poll</strong><br />When asked to cite the risks of operating an unsecured wireless network, 48% of ITDMs (55% of Indian ITDMs) considered loss of sensitive corporate and/or customer data as the biggest risk to their organization. This was highest at 56% in APAC, in contrast to the Americas at 45% and EMEA 42%. The next highest risk, industrial espionage, was cited by just 22% of ITDMs, followed by non-compliance to industry regulations (13%), with service interruption and damage to corporate reputation ranked equal last (9%). In India, the next highest risk, industrial espionage, was cited by just 17% of Indian ITDMs, followed by service interruption (10%), non-compliance to industry regulations and damage to corporate reputation ranked equal last (9%).<br /><br /><strong>Cloud Management Becomes the Norm </strong><br />Wireless infrastructure governed by a premise-based controller is a thing of the past according to the findings, with on-site wireless controllers the least common form of management (28% vs 17% in India). <br /><br />This trend for cloud-based management looks set to grow further, with only 12% (5% in India) of enterprise ITDMs refusing to trust the cloud for such critical management in the future.<br /><br />Of the cloud-ready respondents, 58% (53% in India) would want to use a private cloud infrastructure for wireless management and 42% (47% in India) would outsource to a third party managed services provider. 14% (20% in India) of those considering outsourcing would only do so provided it is hosted in the same country, leaving 28% (27% in India) happy to embrace wireless management as a public cloud service regardless of geography.<br /><br /><strong>71% do not provide Guest Access in India</strong><br />Only 29% of India ITDMs polled provide guest access on their corporate wireless networks (compared to 43% of global respondents), with 3% of these organizations doing so without any controls whatsoever (13% worldwide). <br /><br />The most common form of guest security access on corporate wireless networks is a unique and temporary username and password (46% vs 38% in India), ahead of a captive portal with credentials (36% vs 24% in India).<br /><br /><img align="middle" width="640" height="1578" alt="" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=f2dba3db-3e6f-40a9-a408-bc2a84bb6bbf&groupId=520986&t=1434539286220" /><br /> </div>
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