Lost Devices on TfL Network Raise Data Breach Risk

guest · Jul 17, 2018

Lost Devices on TfL Network Raise Data Breach Risk
July 17, 2018
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lost-devices-on-tfl-network-risks/

Over 26,000 mobile devices and laptops were lost on the Transport for London (TfL) network between April 2017 and April 2018, raising serious questions about threats individual devices pose to company data security, says think tank Parliament Street.

Through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, the think tank discovered that 26,272 devices were lost and handed into TFL lost property, with Apple devices taking the top spot followed by Samsung and Lenovo.

"Nobody can prevent mobiles and tablets from being misplaced, but companies can ensure that the applications which reside on these devices are only accessible by the correct privileged users so that fraudsters cannot exploit them as a backdoor into the business."

Ojas Rege, chief strategy officer, MobileIron said that two new developments could help organizations in this area: “Biometrics, like fingerprint and facial recognition, provide an easy and more secure way for individuals to access their mobile devices and apps. [...]
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"Identify Crisis - The Risks of Personal Device Security" (PDF): http://parliamentstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Identity-Crisis-Final-Report.pdf

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