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05:46 24th June 2010
Mobile users do not encrypt or secure their mobile data and this puts information at risk, according to Alex Donnelly, a portfolio manager at Damovo UK.
Mr Donnelly said that the challenge with mobile devices "is not knowing where they are at any one time or how people are using them."
Mr Donnelly went on to say that a way to solve these security problems could be found through so-called mobile device management.
Encrypting, a main issue in data storage, which could be taught in IT training.
He said that by using this IT departments can apply to mobile devices the same policies as other computer users. If that's the case, whatever is allowed on a desktop computer can be allowed on a mobile device, Mr Donnelly said, adding that by doing this companies can restrict the use of unauthorised applications.
His comments emerged as a survey by CREDANT Technologies revealed over half of respondents to a major survey do not encrypt or otherwise secure their mobile data.
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