NOVEMBER 2014

TOP 10 FACTS & QUOTES FROM KEY BUSINESS IT CONFERENCES

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IT SECURITY INSIGHT

37.3 million users around the world weresubjected to phishing attacks in 2012-13

37,300,000SOURCE: MCAFEE

Conference: Gartner Security & Risk Summit 2014 | Session: The threat is changing

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196 million unique malware samplesexisted in 2013

196,000,000SOURCE: MCAFEE

Conference: Gartner Security & Risk Summit 2014 | Session: The threat is changing

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“50 per cent of businesses believe integration of a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy in the workplace can increase productivity.”

50%SOURCE: ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE

Conference: Future of Enterprise Mobility & Device Management 2014 | Session: Mobile Monitor

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With so many devices in use today, with so little assurance of the security of the code they are using, connected home devices could lead us to the electronic toaster which leaks our bank statements.

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SOURCE: MCAFEE

Conference: Gartner Security & Risk Summit 2014 | Session: Keynote Address

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due to their inability to transform processes that hinge on connected business.”

2020SOURCE: GARTNER VP JOHN GIRARD

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Conference: Gartner Security & Risk Summit 2014 | Session: Interview

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“By 2020 a total of 80% of businesses will suffer major service failures

“74 per cent of enterprises say that knowing what’s happening across the IT estate is one of their biggest challenges.”

74%SOURCE: CEO OF CENTRIX SOFTWARE, LISA HAMMOND

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Conference: Future of Enterprise Mobility & Device Management 2014 | Session: Keynote Address

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The lost-and-stolen problem has been around since the invention of the laptop, but devices are getting smaller and storage is getting bigger so the problem is swelling.

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SOURCE: ACCELLION INC UK SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, PAUL HUNTINGDON

Conference: Future of Enterprise Mobility & Device Management 2014 | Session: Keynote Address

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Positive business transformation requires a journey into what Gartner calls the ‘Nexus of Forces’: mobile, cloud, social media and big data. Bringing these four interdependent trends together to deliver new business opportunities should be every firm’s goal.

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SOURCE: JOURNALIST ADRIAN BRIDGWATER

Conference: Future of Enterprise Mobility & Device Management 2014 | Session: Summary

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Worldwide IT security spending is forecast to increase by 158% from 2010 to 2015

SOURCE: PWC INFOGRAPHIC

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Conference: Future of Enterprise Mobility & Device Management 2014 | Session: Summary

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158%

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