More Unsecure Wi-Fi and Phishing? Not So Flashy

As more companies embrace the productivity of a mobile workforce, the fact that work is being conducted from potentially unsecured Wi-Fi networks puts enterprise security at risk. According to The 2018 Duo Trusted Access Report, it's not clear that security is keeping pace with the rapid evolution of how and where employees work. For the third consecutive year, Duo Security has looked at the security state of employees, contractors, devices, and applications. The 2018 report reflects the analysis of nearly 11 million computers, laptops and smartphones from which a half-a-billion user access requests to corporate applications and data were received per month. In an enterprise-sized organization, mobility and growth have driven a 24% increase in the average number of unique networks that customers and enterprise organizations are authenticating from and a nearly 50% jump in users accessing from two or more distinct IP addresses. While the numbers reflect that enterprise access is growing more fluidly, the growth also "means more work is being conducted from potentially unsecured Wi-Fi networks, which could include homes, airports, coffee shops, or other public spaces. These external, untrusted networks may introduce potential risks to corporate applications and data," Duo Security wrote in a press release.