From a survey show that two-thirds of the British no password on his phone that personal data must protect it. Also, many of the respondents did not have a password on their laptop.
According to research by TNS Omnibus, commissioned by security company Sophos, in a survey of 1075 British interrogated. Therein gave 67 percent to no password on the mobile phone, while 43 percent of the respondents did not have password on the laptop. Despite that, a majority, 60 percent, theft or loss of mobile phone or laptop as the most important threat for the safe keeping of personal files.
It also shows that 18 percent of respondents only one password used for all devices and services. In addition, 12 percent of ever lost a cell phone to have because of theft.
For smartphones it is often security software is available that allows, for example, remote phones can be locked. In the study was not prompted in the extent to which web use.