One in three don't password protect their smartphones: McAfee - Firstpost

Would you like to make Firstpost your default homepage?   Yes | No Have a smartphone which you love? Well, best add a password to protect it. According to a McAfee survey, 36 percent users don't use password protection on their smartphones, thus ensuring that if their phone is stolen , their data would fall into the wrong hands. In a blogpost by McAfee's Robert Siciliano, a recent global survey by McAfee and One Poll, showed that consumers seem largely unconcerned about keeping data on their mobile devices safe. Findings of the report include: • Only one in five respondents have backed up the data on their smartphone and tablet. How safe is your mobile phone. Representational Image. • More than one in ten (15 percent) save password information on their phone. If the phone is stolen or hacked, then their key information could fall into the wrong hands. • Over half (55 percent) of all respondents admitted that they have shared these details with others, including their kids. The report also shows key differences between men and women when it comes to protecting their devices and accounts. For instance, while 21 percent set their mother's last name as their security question answer. After that 46 percent men prefer their pets name as their security question answer, while 54 percent women do the same. When asked about information they would fear losing the most, men worry about losing contacts (52 percent) while women worry about losing photos (46 percent). Surprisingly only 10 percent worry about losing banking information. Firstpost encourages open discussion and debate, but please adhere to the rules below, before posting. Comments that are found to be in violation of any one or more of the guidelines will be automatically deleted: Personal attacks/name calling will not be tolerated. This applies to comments directed at the author, other commenters and other politicians/public figures Please do not post comments that target a specific community, caste, nationality or religion. While you do not have to use your real name, any commenters using any Firstpost writer's name will be deleted, and the commenter banned from participating in any future discussions. Comments will be moderated for abusive and offensive language. via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHGit33DSgjCDvpW9oJbxeWN02_1Q&url=http://www.firstpost.com/tech/one-in-three-dont-password-protect-their-smartphones-mcafee-641881.html

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