Bluebox recently announced findings from their first “Mobile Security Trends in the Workplace” report.  And within that report, there were a number of interesting statistics; however, many of the results were not at all surprising.

As an example, for many of you, it probably comes as no surprise that BYOD has become the norm.  The Bluebox survey found that an overwhelming majority of employees use their smartphones (90 percent) and personal tablets (35 percent) while at work. And furthermore, 40 percent reported using two or more of their own devices at work.  Does that surprise you?  Or is this the norm in your environment as well?

BYOD is still uncharted waters for many companies.  The survey also reported that mobile security was a top concern for companies, but fewer than half (40 percent) reported having a policy in place.  And perhaps even more alarmingly, 33 percent of employees reported that they were not aware whether or not their organization even had a BYOD policy in place.