Think malware is only a threat to PCs and desktops? Think again. Mobile malware is all the rage among cybercriminals, and you need to protect your company. We provide step-by-step, platform-specific policies and strategies you can employ to protect your data and keep mobile devices safe from the malware writers determined to break into them.

1. Mobile Malware:
10 Tips for Prevention
Don’t let their size and convenience fool you—
smartphones and tablets are very much a target
of today’s cybercriminals. Our experts offered these
10 tips to help protect your employees and your
business from mobile malware.

2. Enforce bring your own device
(BYOD) policies
Keep your mobile devices close, and your enemies
closer. Bringing personal devices to work can be
a win-win for the company and employees, as long
as your policies are clear and enforced.
Download a sample BYOD policy

3. Educate employees on
mobile malware
Do your employees know that smartphones
and tablets are subject to the same risks as a
personal computer? Educate them on the risks
associated with mobile malware, from malicious
apps to SMS fraud.
Download our free malware detection tool
for Android

4. Keep operating systems
up to date
It sounds simple, but manufacturers and mobile
subscription providers sometimes block operating
system updates to support their own best interests.
Stick with providers that are applying updates.
Download our Malware Goes Mobile whitepaper

5. Provide secure wireless access
at all times
Free Wi-Fi networks are like an all-you-can-eat
buffet of unsuspecting victims for cybercriminals.
Provide employees with secure VPN connections
and a strict policy for acceptable use.
Download our Wi-Fi Hot Tips paper

6. Install apps from
trusted sources
Don’t be afraid to limit the places where
employees can shop for mobile apps.
Larger organizations may want to consider
building an enterprise application store they
can control.
Download our Malware Goes Mobile whitepaper

7. Encourage the use of
anti-malware software
Android devices are the most popular, which
means they are the biggest target for malware.
Require employees to protect these devices
with the latest security software.
Download our free malware detection tool for Android

8. Prevent jailbreaks
No, we don’t mean employees playing hooky.
Jailbreaking is the process of removing security
limitations on a mobile device in order to access
features. It also provides malware with access to
your data.
Read about our mobile control solutions

9. Encrypt your devices
Restaurants, airports, taxicabs—the places where
employees can lose their devices are limitless.
Protect your data by requiring full encryption
and strong passwords to access devices and
SIM cards.
Download our free encryption tool

10. Offer cloud-sharing alternatives
Bad things can happen in an unsecured
cloud. Provide employees with a secure,
authorized cloud-based storage service and
discourage them from using easily compromised
consumer-based clouds.
Read about our mobile encryption solution

11. Manage mobile security
within your existing framework
Never compromise the security of your network in
favor of end-user freedom. If a mobile device does
not comply with your IT environment or security
framework, it doesn’t get in.
Read about Sophos Mobile Control

12. We don’t take mobile security
lightly. Neither should you.
Employees are bringing mobile devices to work.
It’s your job to prevent them from becoming
a threat to the business. Sophos Mobile Control
provides the tools you need to manage devices and
applications efficiently within your IT environment.
Contact us today to learn more.
Explore our mobile security solutions at Sophos.com.