Survey: Laptops most stolen at the office
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, October 10, 2005
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A survey by Credant Technologies found that the most common place laptops are stolen is at the office, which accounts for 29% of the locations of all laptop heists worldwide, reports www.mobilevillage.com.
The survey also found that most of the laptops were not data-encrypted. Further findings include:
- 90% report that their stolen laptop contained sensitive and confidential corporate data not intended for public view
- 21% of respondents report they used no security measures or encryption of any kind on their stolen laptops
- 10% of respondents report using a full-disk encryption security product
The June survey encompassed 283 respondents.
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