Mobile security’s greatest threat to a businesses is its workers

Mobile Security at work

The results of a recent study have shown that employee devices bring with them a considerable risk. The growing popularity of bring your own device (BYOD) programs in workplaces is creating a great deal of accessibility and convenience for workers in a very affordable way for employers, but is equally increasing the mobile security risk exposures for those businesses. The details regarding the spike in threats to companies was detailed in a report based on a recent survey. The problem is primarily based on the issue that workers are using…

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Mobile security threats may be the largest corporate issue this year

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A new survey has indicated that many professionals think that malware on smartphones and tablets will be problematic. As the number of smartphones and tablets sold every year continues to break all previous records, experts in mobile security threats are now expected to be the biggest problem that businesses will be facing throughout this year. This risk is worsened as the number of people who use their devices for both business and personal reasons climbs. According to the results of a recent study that was issued by Lumension, an IT…

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Mobile security increased in Australia to tackle fraud

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PayPal has announced that it is boosting its anti-fraud efforts for Australians using their services. As mobile security concerns ranging from credit card fraud to identity theft are growing among Australian consumers, PayPal has announced that it is bumping up the efforts that it is making to provide them with the protection they need to trust in the digital payments technologies. This will be accomplished by bringing the seller protection guarantee into the Australian retailer market. This effort by PayPal is being made to strengthen its mobile security credentials within…

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Mobile security risks grow for small businesses with mobile payment use

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Though the door to opportunity may open through this technology, it also presents vulnerabilities. The American smartphone payments market is being powered primarily by small businesses that are using this technology to save money and offer convenience to their customers but it is also opening these companies up to a number of mobile security risks. At the same time, this industry is only expected to continue to grow over the next few years. Forrester Research has predicted that payments over devices such as smartphones and tablets will increase explosively from…

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