Security Concerns Threaten Enterprise Rollout of Mobile Technology

Symantec Global Survey Finds that Businesses are Slow to Deploy Mobile Security

Las Vegas, NV - April 4, 2006 - Security concerns are the biggest obstacle to the widespread adoption of wireless and remote computing in businesses worldwide today, according to a global survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Symantec Corp (Nasdaq: SYMC). More than 60 percent of companies are holding back on deployment, citing security concerns. Close to 47 percent of respondents cite cost and complexity as a major obstacle to deployment. All the while, almost one in five businesses has already experienced financial loss due to attacks via mobile data platforms.
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