The rate of mobile device theft varied significantly across regions. The Middle-East reported the lowest rate of mobile device theft by far, with 8% of businesses reporting an incident, followed by 15% in Japan and Russia.

When looking at behaviors of employees in specific regions, North American employees are the slowest to respond based on 2014 survey data, with only 43 percent of North American employees reporting a stolen device on the same day as the incident. The Asia-Pacific region saw the biggest change year-over-year with only 47 percent of employees reporting same-day notification in 2014, a drop from 74 percent  in 2013.

Mobile Headaches for IT Managers

Given this rising rate of device and data theft surrounding mobile devices, it should come as no surprise that 52 percent of survey respondents indicated they are “more concerned about mobile” than in previous years. In fact, 43 percent went further, saying that mobile working patterns introduce too much risk,” despite the obvious productivity benefits these devices can bring to the business. Another 42 percent believe that “BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) mobile policies present an increased security risk” for businesses.

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