Business Travel could be Very Costly if Data Breaches

A new survey from iBahn, a provider of secure broadband services for hotels & conference centers, shows that travelers who carry sensitive information carry more than half a million dollars worth of data.

The survey, of 491 laptop or PDA business users, found that most travelers do not carry information of sensitive value on their laptops. However, those that do carry valuable information store an average of $525,000 worth of data.

Highlights from the survey:

• The average value of personal information on a laptop is $330,000
• 39% of respondents have experienced some form of malware, virus or theft
• 32% of respondents rate their travel WiFi connections as somewhat or highly secure

The survey indicates that business travelers who have sensitive information on their laptops or PDAs are putting said data at risk. Though the survey does not include information about how the data devices are secured, the fact that so many laptop computers with sensitive information are connecting to insecure WiFi networks is a serious security issue.

Via NetworkWorld, CIO.com Tags: laptop security, data security, private data, sensitive data, data breach, business travel