‘Most people are not aware of malware on their mobile’

guest · Dec 30, 2019

‘Most people are not aware of malware on their mobile’
December 30, 2019
https://www.thehindubusinessline.co...f-malware-on-their-mobile/article30427197.ece

Nearly 23 per cent of organisations in India run a risk of mobile malware attack. This is higher than the global average of 20 per cent, according to Check Point Software Technologies, an Israel-based cyber-security company.
In an interview with BusinessLine, he talks about mobile phones’ vulnerabilities to malware attacks, its detection, and threats from public Wi-Fi. Edited excerpts:
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On a weekly basis, about 23 per cent of organisations are impacted by mobile malware in India. Comparatively, mobile malware (that enter mobile phones) is about 20 per cent globally.
Compared to a laptop or a system malware, what is the time taken to detect one on a mobile phone?
Typically, it takes about a year to detect a breach on a mobile phone. The average on the network varies from people to people, some say about two to five months.
Why is mobile malware difficult to detect?
People tend to take mobile security lightly. [...] Simply because of the way this particular malware operates, the users don’t even know what is happening.
Is it just app downloads where the threat arises?
One is the applications that you download which has malware. Also, people tend to connect to public Wi-Fi, which is free.

The latest is that we get is a specific SMS with a phishing link that victims click on unknowingly because you don’t see it as a phishing link.
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Beyonder · Dec 30, 2019

It's stuff like this that makes me wonder what manufacturers are thinking never updating their overpriced phones.

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