Most people have the illusion that phones are somehow impervious to viruses and that you are safe browsing virtually anything online. Not so. Mobile usage is growing fast, and it is only going to get bigger in 2014 and beyond.
4. MOBILE PHONE USERS ARE AT LEAST
3X MORE LIKELY
TO BECOME VICTIMS OF PHISHING
ATTACKS THAN DESKTOP USERS.
15% of us store
sensitive financial
information on
our devices
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40%
of smartphone
users enter
passwords into
their phones at
least once a day.
5. 35%
of U.S. adults have
had a mobile device
STOLEN OR LOST
Yet, 2/3 of people DON’T USE
MOBILE SECURITY APPLICATIONS
that could help them protect data
when someone else has the device.
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69%
of those surveyed
DO NOT BACK UP
THEIR PHONE DATA
64%
of those surveyed
DO NOT USE A
SCREEN LOCK OR
PASSWORD TO
ACCESS THEIR DEVICE
Although 73% of us are aware of the increased security
risk of public WiFi, 66% still connect to public networks
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6. Consumers who used mobile
banking in 2012 by age
60+
USING A MOBILE PHONE IN
THE PAST 12 MONTHS...
87%
have checked an account
balance or recent transaction
18-29
45-59
53%
have transferred money
between two accounts
30-44
27%
SMARTPHONES USED
FOR BANKING
2011
2012
made a bill payment
21%
42%
48%
deposited a check using a
mobile phone camera
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7. Learn How to Secure
Your Business
Sources:
https://blogs.rsa.com/rogue-mobile-apps-phishing-malware-and-fraud/
http://blogs.denverpost.com/techknowbytes/2013/02/27/varied-knowledge-of-mobile-security-means-many-users-are-at-risk/8591/
PRweb.com | http://blogs.denverpost.com/techknowbytes/2013/02/27/varied-knowledge-of-mobile-security-means-many-users-are-at-risk/8591/
http://www.cettatech.com/blog/top-5-mobile-security-mistakes/
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/07/13/mobile-apps-gain-popularity-banks-try-keep/qshfqhvKts7DlGZfAoF76K/story.html
https://spideroak.com/privacypost/cloud-security/how-secure-are-mobile-banking-apps/ | http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=221517