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title: "Data security and mobile devices: How to make it work - Help Net Security"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/data-security-and-mobile-devices-how-to-make-it-work-help-net-security/"
date: "2017-05-03T04:40:26+00:00"
section: "Mobile"
tags:
  - "Data Security"
  - "Mobile Security"
source: "helpnetsecurity.com"
source_url: "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/05/02/data-security-mobile-devices/"
---

# Data security and mobile devices: How to make it work - Help Net Security

May 3, 2017 · Reported by helpnetsecurity.com

> There has been a lot of hype in the media about messaging tools. But recently, some of the headlines have taken a negative turn. Just last month, we read how a London-based banker was fired and fined more than £37,000 by the FCA for leaking confidential company data via WhatsApp. In this case, the employee stated that he simply wanted to ‘impress’ a friend. Not all cyber fraud is a crime of ‘boastfulness’.

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**Tags:** [Data Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/data-security/) · [Mobile Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/mobile-security/)