In New Delhi: While smartphones have become an indispensable tool to communicate, work, share and collaborate, if not addressed, its risks can make you sweat with worry. A recent survey by Norton reveals that 53% of adults in India are victim to mobile phone loss or theft. Despite this, only two in five Indians currently have a password to protect their data.The report adds that the need for mobile protection is becoming important with users loosing or having phones stolen an average of 1.5 times over the past five years.
Losing data, losing your temper: As annoying as it is to lose their mobile phones, 77% of victims considered the loss of contact information the worst part of the experience.
Feeling lost, asking for help: Not surprisingly, more than half of the victims said that they were willing to pay a ransom to resolve the situation.However, in reality, victims end up paying nearly three times that amount (an average of Rs. 9,957) to resolve the situation. Despite this, almost 3 in 10 users said that the situation was never resolved and in cases where it was resolved, 12% said that it took more than a week.
"The survey results are clear: mobile phone loss and theft is a significant issue for Indians today, said Gaurav Kanwal, Country Sales Manager, India, Symantec. As smartphones become more pervasive in our lives, there is a greater need to protect the data on such devices. This is one of the reasons why Norton is taking security beyond the PC to develop solutions that protect consumers, regardless of the device they use," he added. Nike
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