A mobile workplace is generally not as secure as a workplace at a company or a public authority. Work-related IT systems and documents can therefore be stolen more easily—for example, during a train journey, from a hotel room, or from external conference rooms.

In addition, IT systems or components can be lost. Alongside the purely material damage caused by the immediate loss of a mobile IT system, further financial damage can also occur, such as if e-mails, notes from meetings, addresses, or other sensitive data are disclosed. This can also damage an organisation's reputation.