Wearables have once again stolen the show at Mobile World Congress this year, with refined functionality and vastly improving design. Broader uptake and increased everyday usage will likely follow over the upcoming year.
The increase in the number of wearable tech users and more significantly the number of manufacturers is creating a fresh BYOD security challenge that many enterprises are entirely unprepared for.
Symantec's Frank Bunn spoke today on these risks, highlighting:
- 52% of wearable tech does not have any privacy policy
- 20% of login credentials are sent in clear text
- Data from wearables apps contacts an average of 14 domains
- 485 million wearable computing devices are expected to ship in 2018
Click here to view the presentation.
If you’re at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, you can speak to Frank or another of our mobility experts at the Symantec booth in hall 5 D31.