Financial services businesses at high risk of mobile attacks

Financial services are at greater risk of phishing and man-in-the-middle attacks on mobile devices than businesses in other industries according to a new report. The study from mobile security specialist Wandera analyzed mobile device data from 225 financial services customers and reveals financial services organizations are experiencing a higher volume of phishing attacks than their peers in other sectors (57 percent compared to 42 percent cross-industry). They are at a higher risk of man-in-the-middle attacks too (36 percent compared to 24 percent) perhaps due to higher than normal travel activity and public Wi-Fi usage. "In the financial services industry, as in… [Continue Reading]