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In today’s retail market, consumers expect optimal digital experiences.

It’s imperative that retailers shape and amplify

consumer interactions in transformative ways.

Digital transformation via mobility is an

essential element in the mix.

Establish a collaborative

relationship with IT and LOB

Implement identity and access

management with conditional access

Integrate enterprise mobility management,

threat security and intelligent network security

Limit cyber-attack footprint with

micro-segmentation for granular levels of

datacenter security

Secure mobile devices, apps, and networks on cloud and datacenter

resources from cyber-attacks

are actively working on more than two mobility projects

of retailers have implemented

mobile capabilities

33%

of retailers report that mobile is a

top priority

53%

Data and transactions must be secure given increased threats to mobile devices.

Increased vulnerabilities require tighter device-level controls and monitoring.

Retailers need a comprehensive integrated mobile security strategy.

How can an organization take advantage of integrated

enterprise mobile security?

Enterprise mobility: no such thing as too much security.

By integrating enterprise mobility management, threat security with intelligent network security retailers can:

• Ensure corporate or employee-owned device security

• Secure apps with device and application- level policies

• Secure content and email based on compliance

• Secure mobile communication and networks

• Continuously monitor cyber attacks before they happen

45%

of retail organizations are developing internal apps, most

businesses fall short of securing the technology.

Enterprise mobile security technology can reduce the risk of data loss involving employees, contractors, and other groups.

49.8% of retail organizations have implemented a security solution

Managed security services17.8% plan to use in the next 12 months

Optimizing SecureMobility in Retail

Hackers "follow the money”, and, as mobile capabilities become more prevalent, mobile

enterprise apps become a bigger target.

As shipments of Android and iOS devices grow, so does the emergence

of increased vulnerabilities in their core operating systems.

An integrated enterprise strategy combines an array of technologies with coordinated deployment.

While nearly half

but only 1% report security problems as being solved

5.3 % in the next 12-24 months

From 2000 to 2015, iOS vulnerabilities

grew from

27 in 2009to 375 in 2015

Source: CVEdetails.com

Android vulnerabilities grew from

5 to 130 over the same period.

Issues around data security are one of the top 2 challenges slowing connected retail initiatives.

Mobile security is a top concern among enterprise organizations for the foreseeable future.

It’s imperative for organizations to deploy solutions that are secure at the device, application, and data level to:

Be fully protected from the inherent risks

associated with mobile

Take full advantage of innovation opportunities

Prepare for the connected future and the Internet of Things