British executives are less likely to use tablets in the workplace than those from other countries, according to a new poll.

A survey completed by Cisco has revealed that only one in five Brits in permanent or interim executive jobs currently uses a tablet at work. This is considerably lower than the 38 per cent of American executives who do the same. Canadian, French, German and Spanish executives were also found to be bigger tablet users than Brits.

What's more, British executives are the most likely to restrict tablet access amongst their employees. 56 per cent of those questioned said that they were against employees bringing their own tablet into work.

Zdnet.com report that many executives are put off by the security risks that mobile devices such as tablets bring into the workplace.

Tom Puorro, who is director or product management at Cisco, said that these fears were far from unfounded.

However, in an interview with computing.co.uk, he predicted that 2012 would produce major improvements to the security of mobile devices and enable executives to take advantage of workplace tablets.

He said: "Mobile workers and virtual workspaces are here to stay but so are the demands on IT to continue to ensure enterprise-grade security, manageability and interoperability.

"2012 promises to be an exciting year and IT leaders are a critical component in unleashing innovation and enabling organisations to take advantage of the next wave of business growth and opportunity."

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