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2013 US Mobile Enterprise Risk Survey Summary Report November 2013

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This survey was undertaken by Absolute Software to explore and understand current attitudes toward data security, privacy and responsibility as it relates to employer-owned mobile devices.

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2013 US Mobile Enterprise Risk Survey Summary Report

November 2013

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Objectives & Methodology

Objective • Explore and understand attitudes toward data security, privacy and

responsibility as it relates to employer-owned mobile devices.

Methodology • From November 15 to 29, 2013, an online survey was conducted

among 750 US adults age 18+ who have a mobile phone for work purposes, and work for a company with 1000 employees or more. Any discrepancy in or between totals is due to rounding.

• Note that bases of less than 100 are used with caution, and bases of less than 30 are not reported on.

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October December

Work Phone Data

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Work Phone Ownership

Base: Respondents that use the same phone for work or personal use (n=696) Q5b. Is your work mobile phone the same as your personal mobile phone? Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q5c. Who owns your work mobile phone?

Yes 63%

No 38%

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Work Phone same as Personal

Phone Ownership

Nearly two-thirds have a phone that doubles as a personal as well as a work phone. Just over half personally own their work phone, while the rest use a phone owned by their employer.

I own it 58%

My employer owns it

42%

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Amount of Personal Private Data on Work Phone

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q18. How much of what's on your work mobile phone would you consider 'private' (for your eyes only)?

29%

24%

17%

10%

20%

Nothing is private

Just a couple things

About half

More than half

Everything on my mobilephone is private

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Nearly three quarters (71%) of respondents feel that at least some of their data on their work phone is for their eyes only.

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Replaceable Data on Your Work Phone

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q19. How much of what's on your work mobile phone would you say can be replaced?

6%

8%

17%

34%

35%

I cannot replace anything on mymobile phone

I cannot replace most of what'son my mobile phone

I can replace about half of what'son my mobile phone

I can replace most of what's onmy mobile phone

I can replace everything on mymobile phone

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Most (94%) of respondents feel at least some portion of their work phone data is replaceable, and a third (35%) feel that everything on their phone is replaceable.

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Importance of Information on Your Work Phone

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q12. Thinking about the following types of information on your work mobile phone, which one would you want to protect the most?

12%

18%

14%

16%

9%

10%

10%

5%

2%

2%

2%

15%

14%

15%

10%

11%

10%

7%

8%

4%

4%

2%

15%

8%

10%

10%

14%

11%

9%

12%

5%

4%

3%

41%

40%

39%

36%

34%

31%

26%

25%

11%

10%

7%

Work email

Personal contacts

Work contacts Login details for corporate

portals and platforms Work files

Personal email

Photos

Work applications / portals

Notes

Social media account data

Music Ranked 1st Ranked 2nd Ranked 3rd

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Email and contacts emerge as the most important information stored on a work phone, with four in ten respondents ranking them in the top three. Personal and work contacts are rated equally important. Login details for work are also ranked as important by about a third (36%) of respondents.

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Worth of Data on Your Work/Personal Phones

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q16. What do you think the corporate data on your work mobile phone is worth? Q17. What do you think the personal data on your work mobile phone is worth?

59%

13%

10%

18%

$0 to under $500

$500 to under$1000

$1000 to under$3000

$3000+

Corporate Data

60%

12%

8%

5%

16%

$0 to under $500

$500 to under$1000

$1000 to under$3000

$3000+

Priceless

Personal Data

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Over half (59%) consider the worth of the corporate data on their phone to be less than $500. Personal data is rated the same, with 60% considering their personal data to be worth less than $500.

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October December

Work Phone Security

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Nearly all (94%) respondents characterize their workplace as at least moderately secure, with 61% saying they consider their security strict.

Security Culture of Workplace

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q13. How would you describe the security culture of your workplace?

6%

32%

61%

Lax:We don't have any formal policies and

don't worry about it.

Moderate:We have policies but not everyone

knows or is forced to follow them

Strict:We have clear policies that are

enforced

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Formal Company Procedure for Lost Work Phones

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q9. Does your company have a formal procedure for when a device is lost?

44%

18%

10%

6%

23%

Yes, and it is communicated to allemployees

Yes, but it is not clearly communicatedto all employees

No, we don't have a formal policy andare not looking to introduce one

No, we don't have a formal policy, butthey are looking to introduce one

I don't know

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Nearly two-thirds (62%) report that their company has a policy for lost phones, although nearly a quarter (23%) report ignorance of company policy.

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Penalty for Employer Leaking Your Personal Data

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q14. From the following list, what penalty do you feel is appropriate if your employer leaks your personal data?

6%

22%

62%

10%

Nothing, I don't care if my employershares my data freely

They should be fined but there shouldbe no legal action

They should be fined and face legalcharges

They should be prevented fromcontinuing business

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Nearly three-quarters (72%) of respondents feel that an employer should face harsh penalties for leaking personal data. 94% agree that there should at least be some ramifications for doing so.

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Appropriate Penalty for You Losing Company Data

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q15. Of the following, what penalty do you feel is appropriate if you personally lose/leak company data?

38%

25%

20%

11%

6%

My access to restricted data should berevoked or restricted and monitored

Nothing, data security isn't myresponsibility

I should be punished by my employer(demotion, reassignment, docked pay)

I should be fired

I should pay fines from my employer orlevied against my employer

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Three-quarters (75%) of respondents feel that they bear some responsibility for company data, and should face penalties for losing any. Interestingly, one quarter (25%) feel that data security is not their responsibility.

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October December

Losing a Work Phone

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Lost/Stolen Work Phones

86%

12%

2%

1%

0

1-2

3-4

5+

Number Lost

44%

37%

11%

7%

2%

Immediately

Within 4 hours

Between 4-8 hours

Longer than 8 hours

Can't remember

When Realized Lost

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The majority of respondents (86%) report that they have never lost a work phone. Of those that have, nearly all (81%) report being quick to realize it was lost.

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q6. How many work mobile phones have you lost or had stolen? Base: Have lost or had a work phone stolen (n=105) Q7. How long did it take you to realize you lost your work mobile phone?

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Actions After Losing a Work Phone

Base: Not had work mobile phone lost or stolen (n=645) Q8. Of the following, which action are you most likely to take first when a work mobile phone is stolen or lost? Base: Have lost or had a work phone stolen (n=105) Q8b. Of the following, which action did you take first when your work mobile phone was stolen or lost?

32%

22%

14%

10%

9%

7%

5%

Contact IT

Contact service provider

Utilize my tracking service to locate my device

Get a new device

Change personal account passwords

Change work account passwords

None of these

Action Most Likely to Take if Lost/Stolen

29%

25%

16%

11%

8%

4%

8%

Contact service provider

Contact IT

Get a new device

Utilize my tracking service to locate my device

Change work account passwords

Change personal account passwords

None of these

Action Taken When Lost/Stolen

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Of those that have not lost a work phone, over half (55%) report that their first response would be either to contact IT or their service provider upon losing a phone. The story is similar amongst those that have lost a phone, with 53% indicating that their first reaction is to notify IT or their service provider.

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Changed Security Habits

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q10. Have you changed your security habits (i.e., updating passwords frequently) after going through a device loss, theft or hearing about one?

Yes 43%

No 57%

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Over half of respondents (57%) indicate that they have not changed their security habits.

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Penalty When Losing a Work Phone

Base: Not had work mobile phone lost or stolen (n=645) Q11. Of the following, what do you think the penalty would be to you individually if your work mobile phone was lost or stolen? Base: Have lost or had a work phone stolen (n=105) Q11b. Of the following, what was the penalty when your work mobile phone was lost or stolen?

29%

27%

13%

11%

9%

28%

7%

I would have to replace thedevice

I would get a talking-to, butnothing else

Workplace sanctions

I'd be at risk of a financialfine

My job would be at risk

Nothing

None of these

Penalty if Lost/Stolen

30%

21%

16%

13%

12%

34%

3%

I had to replace the device

I got a talking-to, but nothingelse

Workplace sanctions

I had to pay a financial fine

My job was at risk

Nothing

None of these

Penalty When Lost/Stolen

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About half (55%) of respondents who have not lost a phone, feel that they would have minor repercussions such as having to replace a lost phone. Of those who have lost a phone, the story is similar, with 51% reporting the same. In both cases, close to a third (28% to 34%) reported no repercussions expected or experienced for a loss.

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Amount of Time to Restore Settings on Your Mobile Phone

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q20. How long do you estimate it would take to restore all the settings, apps, and content on a new work or personal mobile phone if your device was lost or stolen?

30 minutes or less

25%

31 - 60 minutes

26% 61 - 120 minutes

17%

More than 2 hours

21%

Don't know 11%

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About half of respondents (51%) estimate that restoring their settings would take about an hour or less.

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Respondent Profile

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41% 59%

Gender Age Group

Education Income Region

25%

50%

25%

18 to 34

35 to 54

55 +

4%

15%

77%

4%

<$25K

$25K to $50K

$50K+

Prefer not to say

7%

29%

64%

HS or less

Someuniversity

University+

24%

24%

33%

19%

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Base: All Respondents (n=750)

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Respondent Profile (Cont'd)

Base: All Respondents (n=750) Q. How many people does your company or organisation employ in total (including other offices and other countries)? Q. And which of the following best describes (or is most equivalent to) your job position within your company / organisation?

40%

60%

Between 1000 and4999 employees

5000 employees ormore

17%

50%

14%

13%

6%

C-level/SeniorManagement

MiddleManager/Intermediate

Professional/Junior…

JuniorProfessional/Executive/

Technician/Tradesperson

Other

None of the above

Company Size Employment Title