Of company leaders, 78% express that lost or stolen devices containing company information is their highest mobile security concern. Regardless of what kind of security measures, policies, or rules in place, a lost phone can be a big threat to company security.

Owners of personal smartphones of tablets use them not only for themselves, but 67% of the time also to access company data. Even when there were anti-BYOD (bring your own device) policies set by the company, 20% still admit to accessing the data, and 22% admit to sourcing their own file sync and sharing apps. And even after all of this unprotected sharing, 45% of companies reported missing devices.

Phones that go missing don’t just disappear, either; most of the time someone will pick find, pick up, and rifle through the phone. Fifty unprotected phones pre-populated with fake personal and corporate data were left in random locations and the monitored when they were found. This study showed that only 50% of people made an attempt to return the phone, 96% searched through the private data and applications and an astonishing 83% tried to access the sensitive corporate data.

Does your company have reliable BYOD policies? If not, you could have a huge liability. Take a look at this infographic for more to learn how you can protect yourself and your company from an avoidable data breach. Let us know what you think in the comments and don’t forget to share it with your friends if you like what you see.