BOSTON, MA — (Marketwire) — 03/14/13 — Tech lovers can-t bear to be apart from their gadgets, a new survey has revealed, with an average user carrying 2.9 devices.
Sophos- site conducted a survey of more than 2,200 users worldwide, asking readers how many devices they carry, and which operating systems they use.
The eye-opening results are revealed in a new , published by Sophos today:
The inspiration for the survey was . The largest number of devices carried by a respondent in the Sophos survey was twelve.
Of the 2,226 respondents (the majority of whom represent Australia, Canada, Germany, US and UK), residents of Germany on average carry the most devices (3.1). They are also most likely to carry laptops, whereas Americans, Australians, the British, and Canadians are most likely to carry smartphones.
The average number of devices per person per country:
Germany: 3.1
US: 3.0
Canada: 2.7
UK: 2.7
Australia: 2.6
The smartphone is by far the most popular device carried by survey respondents (85 percent), while the eReader is the least popular (29 percent).
Smartphone: 85 percent
Laptop: 68 percent
Tablet: 48 percent
MP3 player: 40 percent
eReader: 29 percent
Google-s Android narrowly beats Apple-s iOS as the most popular smartphone OS carried. Here-s the breakdown:
Android: 40.9 percent
iPhone: 40.5 percent
BlackBerry: 8.9 percent
Windows: 3.4 percent
When it comes to laptops, Windows is the most popular laptop OS (49 percent), more than twice that of Mac (22 percent) and six times more than Linux (8 percent).
Regardless of the number of devices one owns, protecting all of them is paramount. Here are three simple tips to ensure device security:
1. One of the biggest barriers between a thief and a device-s data can be a password. Learn how passwords can be complex without being complicated. Check out more on the .
2. Install and regularly update security software. There are many out-of-date apps that can pose a security threat. Installing security applications can provide additional protection by encrypting sensitive data, help with retrieving lost or stolen devices and stop malware for little to no cost. Check out Sophos- .
3. This seems like a simple concept, but with the myriad devices offering specific features and functionality, it-s sometimes difficult to limit ourselves to just one or two.
“People are buying and using more and more devices, and are increasingly bringing them into the workplace. Inevitably, that trend increases the need to keep those devices safe and secure from threats,” said Graham Cluley, senior security consultant, Sophos. “In this age of , smart organizations are implementing security policies to ensure that both corporate and personal devices are protected and secured — keeping sensitive information out of the hands of hackers.”
Business owners and IT professionals concerned with securing employee devices should investigate mobile security products, such as those offered by vendors including Sophos. They can protect all of their users- devices, regardless of platform, quantity and location. For more information about Sophos- mobile offerings, please visit: .
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on – complete security solutions as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Simple to deploy, manage, and use, Sophos- award-winning , , web, email, mobile and solutions are backed by SophosLabs — a global network of threat intelligence centers.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at .
Dan Ring
Sophos
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