The purpose of this research is to understand how companies are reducing the risk of mobile apps and Internet of Things (IoT) in the workplace. The risks created by mobile apps have been well researched and documented. This study reveals how companies are unprepared for risks created by vulnerabilities in IoT apps.
We surveyed 593 IT and IT security practitioners who are involved in the security of mobile and IoT application security and familiar with their organization’s security practices during the development of these applications and devices. Organizations participating in this study are users of mobile apps and IoT devices (44 percent and 48 percent, respectively), developers/manufacturers of mobile apps and IoT devices (27 percent and 21 percent, respectively) or both users and developers of mobile apps and IoT devices (29 percent and 31 percent, respectively).