Mobile security :Half of UK consumers concerned about mobile security

Half of UK customers fear for the safety of their mobile data, a survey has found 

  

Half of UK consumers are worried about the security of their mobile data, and over a third (35 per cent) would blame their mobile operators for any data breaches that they suffer.

Mobile security has been under intense scrutiny in recent weeks following the revelations the NSA mined smartphone data from apps including Angry Birds.

Out of the 1,922 consumers surveyed by F5, two thirds (65 per cent) stated that security is more important to them than access to the latest devices.

However, despite the constant stream of high-profile mobile security stories and increased sharing of data on mobile devices, around half (49 per cent) admit that they don’t know how to protect their phones from malicious threats.

With mobile users over three times as likely to blame their mobile operators (35 per cent) than the providers of services such as Facebook, Gmail or banking apps (10 per cent) or handset manufacturers (4 per cent), operators have to take customer security much more seriously. This is compounded by the fact that 52 per cent of consumers would switch providers after a major data breach.
Leonid Burakovsky, Senior Director of Strategic Solutions at F5 Networks said: “The message is clear: comprehensive multi-layer security should be an integral part of any LTE enrolment. Many consumers now hold mobile operators liable for security breaches. Failure to act could hit the bottom line and trust in the mobile ecosystem to deliver new - revenue generating - services like mobile commerce or mobile health.”
“LTE networks are inherently less secure than their 3G and 2G predecessors. This can open mobile networks up to a greater number of very real threats, meaning the onus will be on mobile operators to increase their efforts to protect users, network and applications.”
 

 source:Telegragh