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Sophisticated Attacks Against Mobile Devices Surge 187%

SecureWorld News

In today's interconnected world, mobile devices have become an integral part of our lives, enabling seamless communication, productivity, and access to sensitive information. However, as reliance on mobile technology grows, so does the risk of cyber threats targeting these devices.

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RSA Conference 2025: Top Announcements and Key Takeaways from the Cybersecurity World’s Biggest Stage

eSecurity Planet

RSA targets passwordless and help desk threats RSA unveiled a new enterprise-ready passwordless platform aimed at thwarting advanced identity attacks, especially those that attempt to bypass help desks using social engineering. Key findings: Smishing (SMS phishing) now makes up over two-thirds of mobile phishing attacks.

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Phishing-Resistant MFA: Why FIDO is Essential

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Todays threat actors use AI to craft compelling phishing campaigns and advanced social engineering tactics to slip past MFA, resulting in credential theft and account takeovers. The device can be a hardware FIDO security key, a mobile phone or a laptop.

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News Alert: IRONSCALES beta-launches a new generative AI tool to improve email security

The Last Watchdog

June 20, 2023 – IRONSCALES, the leading enterprise cloud email security platform protecting more than 10,000 global organizations worldwide, today announced the Beta launch of Themis Co-pilot for Microsoft Outlook , a GPT-powered chat assistant for self-service threat reporting.

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Verizon’s 2022 Mobile Security Index Report – Confirming what we all suspected

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Verizon’s 2022 Mobile Security Index Report – Confirming what we all suspected. What happens when you combine a pandemic that forces most businesses into a remote work environment, coupled with increased mobile device use for many daily tasks? Mobile devices are now the primary means of communication and other activities.

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2022: The threat landscape is paved with faster and more complex attacks with no signs of stopping

Webroot

Threats abound in 2021. In 2021, we witnessed so many competing shifts, many of which we detailed early on in our 2021 BrightCloud® Threat Report. In our mid-year BrightCloud® Threat report , we found a 440% increase in phishing, holding the record for the single largest phishing spike in one month alone.

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2022 Security Challenges and 2023 Security Predictions

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to the SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, the global volume of ransomware is increasing by 98%. Mobile Device Attack Vector. From locator services information to text messages, users fail to understand exactly what data is being collected from mobile devices and then shared or sold on the open market.

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