Kensington Addresses The Challenges Of Securing Enterprise BYOD With Its Industry Leading Physical Security Solutions More Than 132 Million Feet Of Computer Locks Sold
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Kensington Addresses the Challenges of
Securing Enterprise BYOD with Its IndustryLeading Physical Security Solutions; more than 132 Million Feet of Computer Locks
Sold
Leading Analyst Paper Validates the Need for Security Locks as First-Line-of-Defense in
Overall Security Strategy
Redwood Shores, CA, February 03, 2015 /PressReleasePing/ - Kensington, a worldwide leader in delivering smart. safe. simple.™ computing accessories, today announced it has sold more than 132 million feet of computer locks, enough to stretch around the world. In
September, the company revealed it had sold 20 million units of its comprehensive family of security products for mobile devices and PCs, a figure representing a 70 percent market share. As the trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) continues to build momentum,
Kensington is well-positioned to capitalize on the growing concern around computing and security issues.
Research shows that the BYOD phenomenon continues to grow. In a recent IDC survey of
U.S-based IT buyers, fully one-third said their company had already instituted a formal BYOD policy, and another 19 percent said they expected to institute a formal policy in the near term.
The survey also revealed that informal support is notably higher and that while BYOD comes with many positive features, it poses daunting security challenges for even the best IT organizations. In a recently published Analyst Connection, “The Role of Physical Security in a BYOD World,”
(January 2015) IDC addresses the proliferation of BYOD and the role that physical security plays in an overall security strategy. IT departments are expected to secure a variety of notebooks and desktops, as well as phones and tablets running a wide range of operating systems. Left to their own devices, many people fail to follow even the most simple and straightforward security measures. As mobile devices proliferate, IDC expects physical security, such as device locking mechanisms, to become equally
Kensington Addresses the Challenges of
Securing Enterprise BYOD with Its IndustryLeading Physical Security Solutions; more than 132 Million Feet of Computer Locks
Sold
Leading Analyst Paper Validates the Need for Security Locks as First-Line-of-Defense in
Overall Security Strategy
Redwood Shores, CA, February 03, 2015 /PressReleasePing/ - Kensington, a worldwide leader in delivering smart. safe. simple.™ computing accessories, today announced it has sold more than 132 million feet of computer locks, enough to stretch around the world. In
September, the company revealed it had sold 20 million units of its comprehensive family of security products for mobile devices and PCs, a figure representing a 70 percent market share. As the trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) continues to build momentum,
Kensington is well-positioned to capitalize on the growing concern around computing and security issues.
Research shows that the BYOD phenomenon continues to grow. In a recent IDC survey of
U.S-based IT buyers, fully one-third said their company had already instituted a formal BYOD policy, and another 19 percent said they expected to institute a formal policy in the near term.
The survey also revealed that informal support is notably higher and that while BYOD comes with many positive features, it poses daunting security challenges for even the best IT organizations. In a recently published Analyst Connection, “The Role of Physical Security in a BYOD World,”
(January 2015) IDC addresses the proliferation of BYOD and the role that physical security plays in an overall security strategy. IT departments are expected to secure a variety of notebooks and desktops, as well as phones and tablets running a wide range of operating systems. Left to their own devices, many people fail to follow even the most simple and straightforward security measures. As mobile devices proliferate, IDC expects physical security, such as device locking mechanisms, to become equally