The study noted that although many organisations have a mobile security strategy, they are not confident of their strategy when it comes to personal mobile devices connecting to the network.

Hong Kong and Taiwan are the most advanced among the markets included in the study, with 98 percent saying they have a defined mobile security strategy in place. Some 67 percent of respondents said they allow only corporate mobile devices to connect to the network.

The study also revealed that wireless networks are the most vulnerable in the IT infrastructure. Respondents ranked wireless networks as the riskiest, followed by endpoints and databases. Among the markets, wireless networks are particularly vulnerable in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.

Organisations are also assessing their IT security strategy frequently with as many as 74 percent of the respondents having conducted an assessment of their security strategy in the last 12 months, the study noted.

"Organisations must evaluate their security posture in a timely manner, so that they can take immediate steps against new vulnerability points on the network, as well as secure new technologies that emerge. In that context, it is critical for them to revise their legacy security implementation and adopt solutions which can protect and control at the network, application and user levels," added Perche.