ID THEFT PROTECT - Identity Theft and Identity Fraud
Statistics
Only 33% of laptops within the Lost and Found departments in airports are reclaimed.
(Ponemon Institute Research, July 2008)
Over 53% of business travelers say that their laptops contain confidential or sensitive information. However, 65% of these travelers admit they do not take steps to protect or secure the information contained on their laptop.
(Ponemon Institute Research, July 2008)
About 45% of respondents say they use passwords when signing on to their computer. More than 38% use either disk encryption or encrypt specific records or files. Less than 5% of respondents utilize a biometric tool such as a fingerprint reader.
(Ponemon Institute Research, July 2008)
The average business cost when confidential personal information is lost or stolen is $197 per record.
(Cost of Data Breach Study, July 2008)
Consumers have lost almost $8.5 billion over the last two years to viruses, spyware, and phishing attacks.
