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IT decision makers 'investing in endpoint security'

07 March 2011

Investment in endpoint security is a growing focus for IT decision makers, a new survey has claimed.

Research by IBM found 90 per cent of such professionals are putting money into resources in this area in order to reduce the risk of technology being compromised.

The poll of almost 300 individuals in the US discovered almost half of the respondents were extending such efforts to boost security on smartphones and other instrumented devices.

Many of those questioned said they planned to increase spending in this area, with the IBM X-Force 2010 Trend Report estimating there will be around one trillion connected devices in place by 2015, including laptops, smartphones, tablets and ATMs.

As the IT landscape evolves, 73 per cent of decision makers now permit non-traditional endpoints to access their corporate networks, although 36 per cent believe such gadgets need better information protection capabilities.

"This trend continues to validate IBM's strategy to invest more in endpoint management," the company's Security Solutions General Manager, Steve Robinson, commented.

In the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office is charged with ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act and can issue fines of up to £500,000 for breaches of it.