One in 10 users click phishing links on mobile platforms

Most web traffic is now associated with users who are mobile, so it's no surprise that hackers are using this to their advantage by crafting attacks specific to mobile platforms. Clearly this is paying off with as many as one in 10 users clicking on mobile phishing messages according to Apple enterprise management company Jamf's latest Phishing Trends report based on information, statistics and analysis of 500,000 protected devices across 90 countries. The findings show a 160 percent increase in mobile users falling victim to phishing over the past 12 months. This is partly because mobile use makes attacks harder… [Continue Reading]