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A quarter of law firms admit to losing confidential information(03/11/2008)
According to a survey by Credant Technologies amongst 100 legal firms across the UK, 24% of UK legal firms have confessed to misplacing at least one mobile device containing confidential documents. These losses leave the data saved to the device vulnerable to exposure with case-notes, contracts and client details typically at risk. 37% of lawyers believed that if they did lose their mobile device it would be insecure as a hacker, or identity... [more]
60,000 mobile phones left in London taxis in the last six months(18/09/2008)
According to a survey released by Credant Technologies, in the last six months alone, Londoners have forgotten a staggering 55,843 mobile phones (that’s almost 3 per taxi) and 6,193 other handheld devices such as laptops, iPods and memory sticks. The survey in London was carried out amongst licensed taxi drivers – to gauge the frequency and ease with which mobile devices are lost in transit and to highlight the issue that if you do travel with... [more]
Most City workers contact the office whilst away this summer(31/07/2008)
The findings of a survey released has disclosed that City workers will be unable to ‘let go’ whilst relaxing in the sun this summer, as a whopping 83% admit they’ll be taking their mobile phone or blackberry away with them, with 65% confessing that they will make contact with the office, either by phone, text or email whilst on vacation. The survey, conducted by CREDANT Technologies, questioned over 300 city workers in a study to measure “mobile ... [more]
Smartphones pose a greater security risk than mobile storage devices and laptops(05/06/2008)
According to a survey released by Credant Technologies, with the wide-scale adoption of smartphones within organisations, a staggering 94% of IT Security professionals believe that these devices pose more of a security risk to companies than mobile storage devices (88%) and laptops (79%). In fact, over half of the security conscious respondents (56%) surprisingly confessed to ‘not bothering’ to use a password every time they used their own mo... [more]
Top Tips to Mobile Data Security(19/03/2008)
Every day sees another headline that illustrates how data protection has been ignored resulting in vital data that has been exposed or lost. Yet it is common knowledge that enterprises have a vested interest, and a legal obligation to effectively protect data. Companies must understand, and account, for any mishaps and by merely adopting a security policy alone will only provide a false sense of data protection and potentially lead to the cost, e... [more]
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