FEATURE: MOBILE SECURITY
material to malicious actors. Protecting users
regardless of location or device; the benefits
of VPN use are clear. VPNs can help to
overcome the issue of using Wi-Fi hotspots
in vulnerable public locations by extending a
private network over the unsecured Internet
connections offered in cafés, hotels or
wherever the user might be.
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OUTRIGHT BANNING PUBLIC WI-FI
HOTSPOTS CAN REDUCE EMPLOYEE
MOBILITY AND DAMAGE EMPLOYER-
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.
In general, more broad awareness of security
issues for mobile workers has meant that
the usage of VPNs is steadily increasing.
In 2016, iPass found that just 26% of
enterprises were confident mobile workers
were using a VPN when they went online,
but that figure has risen to 46% in 2018.
Though VPN services are being offered to
mobile workers more widely, less than half
of CIOs are fully confident that mobile
workers use a VPN every time they go online.
This undoubtedly calls into question the
protection that VPNs actually deliver, despite
broad awareness of security issues rising
among mobile workers.
One of the issues holding back widespread
use of VPNs is, thankfully, rectifiable.
Businesses looking to increase the numbers
of mobile workers using VPNs when they go
online need to properly educate staff on the
potential damage not using them can cause
the business. This practice will make sure that
both the implementation and use of VPNs
is as seamless for the end-user as possible.
The decision by some companies to