Secure Your Mobile Workforce with Primenet and Check Point 'Harmony Mobile' Mobile devices are becoming a core part of corporate IT infrastructure, and companies need to incorporate mobile device security solutions and best practices into their cybersecurity programs. To learn more about the mobile security challenges and solutions available, meet the Cyber Team at the International Cyber Expo, London

Cybercriminals are adept at following trends and exploiting them to their advantage. As organizations increasingly allow employees to work from mobile devices, cybercriminals have focused on them as well and targeted them in their attacks. In 2020, Check Point Research found that 97% of organizations reported facing cyber threats targeting mobile devices.

Mobile devices have many of the same security challenges as traditional laptop and desktop computers.  However, these devices also face unique threats, including:

• Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attacks: In a MitM attack, an attacker intercepts traffic flowing between a client and a server, enabling them to eavesdrop on or modify the communications.  Mobile devices are uniquely vulnerable to MitM attack due to their reliance on mobile networks and public Wi-Fi.
• Malicious Mobile Apps: While malware is a threat on any platform, the number of malicious mobile apps has surged in recent years. In 2020, 46% of organizations had at least one employee download a malicious mobile app.
• Unpatched Vulnerabilities: Many major mobile apps have had serious vulnerabilities in recent years, and 40% of mobile devices have hardware-level vulnerabilities. If exploited by an attacker, these vulnerabilities place corporate data stored on mobile devices at risk.