One in Every sixth users suffers loss of Mobile Devices: Kaspersky

According to the Kaspersky Consumer Security Risks survey carried out by B2B International and Kaspersky Lab in Summer 2013, every sixth user has experienced loss, theft or catastrophic damage to a portable digital device a laptop, a smartphone or a tablet  in the last twelve months. But users aren’t just losing their devices, they are losing their valuable personal data as well.

Laptops, smartphones and tablets have long been an irreplaceable part of everyday life  at work, at home relaxing, or while socializing with friends and relatives. But what if a laptop, a smartphone or a tablet gets lost, stolen or damaged? What happens to all those holiday photos, the video of your child’s first steps, correspondence with old friends; and  passwords for social network sites, e-pay and online banking accounts, and  email accounts? Could they realistically disappear along with the device?

According to the survey, mobile devices are regularly lost, stolen or damaged: over 16% of the respondents reported at least one of these troubles over the last twelve months. A closer look reveals that 9% of the users’ devices were irreparably damaged, 3% of gadgets were lost and 4% were stolen.This data confirms that the loss or theft of a mobile device is a common problem. But apart from the loss of the gadget itself, what problems does the owner face?

In other words, people store all types of information on their mobile devices, and the value of the data is often more valuable than the device itself.