{"id":506,"date":"2015-04-20T16:28:57","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T16:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/?p=506"},"modified":"2015-04-20T20:08:03","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T20:08:03","slug":"most-businesses-rely-on-outdated-security-tech-survey-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/most-businesses-rely-on-outdated-security-tech-survey-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Businesses Rely on Outdated Security Tech, Survey Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

APRIL 20, 2015 \u2014 A majority of Enterprises are relying on outdated technology for network access control (NAC), according to survey results released by encryption and identity-based security solutions vendor Cryptzone<\/a> this morning at RSA Conference 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The survey was conducted by Cryptzone and third-party research organization TechValidate<\/a> to assess enterprise NAC policies and security solutions, and particularly\u00a0how enterprises are addressing “today\u2019s environments, given the proliferation of cyber crimes and growing concerns over insider threats”, according to a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The report’s results highlight a\u00a0widespread use of outdated solutions and approaches to cyber security. Specifically, Cryptzone says the report points out a “lack of advanced solutions to limit the carte blanche access granted to employees and third parties under older network security models.”<\/p>\n

According to the survey’s results, the majority of businesses still rely on decades old virtual private network (VPN) technology for controlling network access.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s remarkable that many organizations are still utilizing network security technologies developed in the nineties \u2013 a time when the Internet was still in its infancy,\u201d said Kurt Mueffelmann, president and CEO for Cryptzone.\u00a0\u201cThe cyber attacks we have seen over the last few years, have demonstrated that it\u2019s far too easy for hackers to steal user credentials, and then use those credentials to traverse the enterprise network in search of the most valuable data.”<\/p>\n

Survey results say that, while hacking is perceived as the largest threat to security, most breaches result from user mistakes or accidents. Also, recent research from Sailpoint<\/a> tells us that disgruntled\u00a0employees may be willing to sell privileged access info, which could have disastrous results for a business.<\/p>\n

“Organizations must stop giving out the keys to the kingdom when it comes to privileged users, third party, and employee access,\u201d says Mr. Mueffelmann.<\/p>\n

During the RSA Conference, Cryptzone will reveal its newest product, AppGate\u00ae Secure Access, “an integrated security gateway that provides a secure, encrypted, service-specific tunnel between user and application or resource.”<\/p>\n

Those of you at RSA Conference can learn more by talking to Cryptzone at booth #S224; everyone else can check out the survey results below:<\/p>\n

VPNs still Dominant Form of Network Access Control<\/strong><\/h4>\n