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Mobile workers take too many security risks

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global study into mobile workers' attitudes to IT security suggests there is still much work to be done in raising awareness of security threats and best practices while working on the move.

The survey, carried out by market researcher InsightExpress, found almost three quarters (73 per cent) of mobile users claimed that they were not always mindful of security issues. Although many said they are aware "sometimes" of the risks and threats, 28 per cent admitted that they "hardly ever" consider security risks and proper behaviour.

More worryingly, some of the 700 mobile users surveyed for the study commissioned by Cisco and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) even admitted that they "never" consider safe best practices and didn't know they needed to be aware of security risks.

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