Wednesday, March 9, 2011

US Study Finds that Workers Face 10% chance of Losing their Laptops

Source and Copyright: Microsoft

• According to a new study, more than 300 businesses and other organizations lost more than 86,000 laptop PCs worth a staggering $2.1 billion.

• The majority of these companies with significant amounts of confidential data on their mobile PCs do not take advantage of even basic security practices.

• Transportation venues, such as airports and train stations are not the riskiest places; seemingly safe locations, such as homes and hotel rooms account for more than 40 percent of laptop disappearances.

• Workers face up to a 10 percent chance of losing their laptops, depending on the industry they work in.

Join the university-accredited Security Management Stage 1 Course, 8-19 August and see what you can be doing to mitigate this risk. Contact Janet for details.