CISOs Increasingly Concerned About Mobile Threats
SlashNext, Friday, June 23, 2023
A new warning from Verizon about the rise of smishing, spam text messages and text scams and the FBI reporting $10.3 billion in internet fraud last year, CISOs are increasingly concerned about mobile threats targeting employees and the impact to their organization.
In recent survey conducted by SlashNext, 90% of security leaders say protecting employees' mobile devices is a top priority, but only 63% say they have the tools to adequately do it. Furthermore, security leaders don't believe training is enough to stop phishing and 98% say that even with regular training, employees are still susceptible to phishing and other attacks.
CISOs have good reason to be concerned, especially if they have managed and personal mobile devices in their organization. The increase in mobile phishing attacks on private messaging apps stems from cybercriminals launching phishing attacks on personal apps to successfully reach business systems, leading to headline-making breaches and having a big impact on businesses.