Importance of workplace WLAN security outlined in new mobility report

A new mobility report by Computacenter, Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, has outlined the importance of WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) security in the workplace.
 
Computacenter claims that there are a number of benefits for businesses realising the full potential of wireless security in the workplace, such as increased productivity or profitability. Also, with wireless connectivity blurring where the corporate network starts and ends, organisations need to develop a security strategy that encompasses wired and wireless connectivity as well as mobile and fixed workplace devices.
 
Due to the increase in traffic from mobile devices, corporate WLANs need to be able to withstand the influx of wireless mobility. In fact, nearly 80 percent of employees get their connectivity from the corporate Wi-Fi network. Most of today’s WLANs were not designed for such intense levels of activity. Originally intended to provide Internet access for guests, WLANs were the side order for the main dish of the day: the LAN. As such they lack reliability, capacity and security.
 
As part of Computacenter’s research, 72 percent of employees now work on company-owned laptops whilst only a third of users have been issued with corporate smartphones. The amalgamation of personal and corporate devices in the workplace means that employees interact with a variety of different devices during the day – both for personal and work purposes. For example, 85 percent of employees use a laptop, 75 percent use a smartphone and 47 percent use a tablet or similar device.
 
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