Organizations unprepared for iPhone security threat
A new survey conducted by Vanson Bourne reveals that companies arefailing to appreciate the risks attached to iPhone use among employees.The survey quizzed senior IT decision-makers in medium-to-large firmson their attitude towards the security threat posed by the iPhone.
The survey revealed that while 65 per cent of IT decision makersrecognised that unauthorized users could access valuable company datathrough the iPhone, 64 per cent said they had not taken any steps tosecure company data against this threat.
Given the high number of companies with inadequate protection againstdata breaches via an iPhone, the survey also revealed that 40 per centof businesses knowingly allow staff to download company data ontoremovable devices without any security provision.
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The survey revealed that while 65 per cent of IT decision makersrecognised that unauthorized users could access valuable company datathrough the iPhone, 64 per cent said they had not taken any steps tosecure company data against this threat.
Given the high number of companies with inadequate protection againstdata breaches via an iPhone, the survey also revealed that 40 per centof businesses knowingly allow staff to download company data ontoremovable devices without any security provision.
Continue Reading at NetSecurity
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