Canada tied for first in mobile data loss, finds survey

TORONTO – Canada has topped a survey on mobile data loss, with 58% of the Canadian organizations that took part saying that they experienced data loss resulting from employee use of unsecured mobile devices. The survey, conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by content security provider Websense Inc., defines laptops, smart phones, USB devices, and tablets as mobile devices. Canada and Italy ranked the highest out of the 12 countries surveyed for mobile data loss. Designed to help IT security professionals plan for an increasingly mobile workforce, the research also found that organizations often don't know how and what data...