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How Hidden Vulnerabilities will Lead to Mobile Device Compromises

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Your mobile device can be hacked very easily without your knowledge. Even if an attacker can’t get into your device they can attempt to gain access to the sensitive information instead that is stored inside such as your places visited, emails and contacts. It's not just consumers who are targeted by cybercriminals, the rise of smartphones and tablets in the workplace and the increase in remote working has resulted in hackers targeting businesses via their mobile device vulnerabilities. Most individuals and organisations with very sensitive information, still do not take basic mobile security measures, even with the rising threats to our smartphones. According to a study by Intertrust on mobile security, the cost of mobile app hacks and violations will hit $1.5 billion by the end of 2021. Yet, network systems or even our desktop computers get more attention, with mobile device security continuing to be ignored by organisations across the globe every day. Three Ways a Mobile Device ...

Adapting Security Awareness to the Post-Pandemic World

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It's time for Security Awareness to adapt by thinking Cyber The transition to working from home, as well as the necessary technological change, has had an effect on businesses all over the world. This has serious consequences for cybersecurity. Current approaches to human user security are antiquated, infrequent, complex or patronising. Yet, in a world where 90% of cyber attacks begin with a human user, technological controls can never guarantee 100% security. To keep up, security awareness must build new methods . The days of an annual awareness course are long gone. Instead, security awareness is becoming more and more about drip-feeding brief snippets of information to users, with content production periods of hours or days rather than weeks or months. Adjust easily, with minimal effect on workers, to win the battle for recognition while still passing on those benefits. Belfast based cybersecurity company  SaltDNA , a  LORCA 3 Cohort Graduate , recently attended  LOR...