A recent survey commissioned by Motorola Mobility polled 1,000 smartphone owners who use their devices for both personal and professional purposes (known as prosumers) and found that although they are aware of the security concerns associated with mobile data, they are not taking necessary steps to keep their personal and work information secure.
In fact, a large majority, 73 percent, said they are concerned about security, and 1 in 4 of these prosumers said they’d rather share their toothbrush over their phone. And yet, they continue to load their devices up with sensitive information, leaving themselves highly vulnerable to having that data hacked or stolen. Several dangerous habits and behaviors respondents revealed include:
Forty-five percent confess they’ve never installed security applications on their smartphones
More than one third store critical personal information, like email passwords and bank account numbers, on their smartphones
Nearly half have of respondents log into an unsecure wireless network using their smartphone
Less than 6 in 10 would reset their work email password if they lost their phone
Only 12 percent consider security features to be a key consideration when shopping for a new phone
It’s a good thing Motorola Mobility’s recent devices, such as the DROID RAZR by Motorola, DROID BIONIC by Motorola, and Motorola Photon 4G, are all up to the challenge. Motorola Mobility has taken extra initiatives to deem these devices “Business Ready” – meaning they come with security and productivity features above and beyond standard Android software to keep work and personal data safe.
