Wireless is still not secure

Fortress Technologies has announced that, according to a newly released survey, 85% of enterprise IT managers believe that wireless networks require more security than wired networks in order to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of corporate data. Ironically though, little more than half (55%) have added a security product to address the problem.

A survey conducted by Survey.com and sponsored by Fortress Technologies confirms that -- although wireless has infiltrated more than 75% of the largest financial services, healthcare and manufacturing organizations -- IT managers and senior IT executives still believe that security and lack of tangible ROI inhibit the buy-in, usage and deployment of wireless local area networks for line-of-business applications.

The majority of organizations surveyed said they have critical business applications on networks that now have some wireless exposure. An overwhelming 94% acknowledged that these applications contain data that, if compromised, could materially impact the business or brand. Given the urgency around protecting this data, most said that the quality of mass- market security products does not meet their high-assurance privacy needs. This feeling was most pervasive in the financial services and manufacturing industries.

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