Articles Tagged with ''mobile device security''

A new study from Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab takes a proactive approach to determine when exposure to malicious websites can occur.

A new report from Verizon found that organizations across numerous industries compromised mobile data security because of speed to market priorities and a lack of threat awareness according to survey respondents.

Cybercrime is quickly shifting to the mobile space as mobile device malware infections reached an all-time high in 2016.

An analysis by Skycure of the patch updates among the five leading wireless carriers in the United States found that 71 percent of mobile devices still run on security patches more than two months old.

Cybersecurity experts recommend that smartphone owners take a number of steps to keep their mobile devices safe and secure. These include using a pass code to gain access to the phone, as well as regularly updating a phone’s apps and operating system. Many Americans, however, are not adhering to these best practices, according to a Pew Research Center report.

Houston leads the nation in the number of computer and mobile devices infected with malware.

A new report says that some form of known malware is downloaded every 81 seconds in an enterprise.

Analysts from Research and Markets forecast the global physical security information management market to grow at a CAGR of 14.82 percent during the period 2016-2020.

Technology professionals see many steps that could be taken to improve their company’s security.
 

Nearly one in five people who found a random USB stick in a public setting proceeded to use the drive in ways that posed cybersecurity risks to their personal devices.