London's business travellers 'lose 400 laptops a year'
Business travellers are being warned to keep an eye on their belongings after a new survey revealed 8,500 mobile devices are lost in UK airports annually.The figures from security firm SafeNet show that those travelling through London airports such as Heathrow and Gatwick were most likely to lose their mobiles or laptops.
Passengers flying out from the capital are misplacing 400 laptops and 2,500 other mobile gadgets each year.
Those travelling through airports in the north-west such as Liverpool's John Lennon airport lose 100 portable computers and 800 mobile devices - including BlackBerrys and USB sticks - every 12 months.
"Companies are investing large sums of money in protecting network data, only for employees to run the risk of losing it by carelessly misplacing laptops and mobile devices," said Gary Clark, EMEA vice president at SafeNet.
A spokesperson Heathrow said this week: "With regards to security, Heathrow is performing well and is investing heavily in new technology and recruiting additional security staff to drive down queues."
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Posted by Graham Greenaway on the 09/11/2007 11:44:04
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Graham Ward said on 10/11/2007 11:26:00
Usual stereo-typical slur on Liverpool about theives?
Liverpool is one of the safest cities in the uk with below average rates of crime yet you continue to jump on the bandwagon of Liverpool = crime.
Shame on you.