Survey Shows Surprisingly High Number Of Breaches Via Mobile

IDG/Lookout study shows another take on the mobile threat, while Verizon says breaches it’s seen so far this year still aren’t due to mobile devices.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins:

In a surprising twist, nearly three-fourths of organizations in a new study say they experienced a data breach via mobile — either malware-rigged mobile apps, vulnerable apps, or unsecured WiFi connections.

The new data comes from an IDG study commissioned by mobile security firm Lookout, which says the numbers came as a shock to them as well. “The most surprising results to us were that 74% said they had already experienced a data breach as a result of mobile” issue, says Aaron Cockerill, vice president of products at Lookout. “A lot of breaches globally are frequently attributed to infrastructure in the corporation, LAN … There’s never really been a huge data breach attributed to mobile devices.”
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