67,000 phones to be stolen or lost during London Olympics – expertsJuly 23, 2012 - 14:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The biggest winners at the London Olympics could be thieves and smartphone manufacturers, as security experts predict that 67,000 mobiles will be either stolen or lost during the Games, PC Advisor reports. With smartphones such as the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S3 costing hundreds of pounds pickpockets and muggers should see the Olympics as a potential goldmine. The risk isn’t just the cost of the smartphone. Security analysts at Venafi warn that an estimated 214.4 terabytes of potentially sensitive data likely will be lost or stolen – the equivalent of 200 million books’ worth of data. A staggering 50,000 mobile phones are lost or stolen in the London area over any two-week period, says Venafi. In December 2010, 20,000 mobiles were lost or stolen every day in the UK. During the Olympics, the population in London is expected to swell by a third, with an extra million people using the tube every day – leading to a potential additional 17,000 lost or stolen phones, bringing the possible total to 67,000 during the two-week period. As 40 percent of all mobile devices are smartphones the estimated tally of lost smartphones is around 26,800. Not counted in these estimates are laptops and tablets – a fair few of which are also likely to be nicked or mislaid. “There’s been an explosion of corporate data available to users from their mobile devices. This is a real danger and one that is often overlooked,” said Gregory Webb, Venafi Vice President of Marketing. “People don’t consider or take action to protect the vast volumes of information they carry and have internet access to. With the ever-shrinking boundaries between work devices and work-enabled personal devices, lost or stolen smartphones and other mobile devices that fall into the wrong hands place companies and business data at tremendous risk.” To help reduce mobile-access risks, Venafi also recommends that enterprises leverage encryption and digital certificates to ensure proper authentication and data protection. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |