Mitigation of risks of smartphone usage in large organizations in the UK 2014-2015

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 2, 2015
This statistic shows distribution of measures large organizations use to mitigate the risks associated with staff usage of smartphones or tablets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015. In 2014, it was found that 5 percent of the large organizations did not take any steps to mitigate those risks.

Distribution of measures large organizations use to mitigate the risks associated with staff usage of smartphones or tablets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015

Characteristic20142015
Issued a policy on mobile computing 75% 70%
Define a security strategy for mobile devices 65% 52%
Implemented mobile device management (to manage devices remotely over the air) 64% 49%
Protected corporate email and calendars 58% 48%
Implemented strong encryption 41% 42%
Trained staff to the treats associated with mobile devices 41% 41%
Allow only corporate devices to remotely connect to the organisation's systems 44% 34%
No steps taken 5% 7%
Do not allow such devices to remotely connect to the organisation’s systems 5% 4%
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Release date

June 2015

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2014 and 2015

Number of respondents

352 (2014), 138 (2015)

Special properties

large organisations*

Supplementary notes

* Large organisations: more than 250 employees.

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