Outthink Mobile Malware: Learn how to protect your mobile devices - Seguridad Mania.com - España y América Latina

The popularity of the smartphone and the bring your own device (BYOD) phenomena has given way to a new era in cybercrime – the era of mobile in which cybercriminals increasingly target phones and tablets as an attack vector. In fact, at any given time, mobile malware is infecting millions and millions of mobile devices globally, enabling criminals to get their hands on your personal information and money. 2015 was witness to the largest and most notorious mobile malware attacks in history. Considering that the number of smartphone users worldwide will surpass 2 billion in 2016 (emarketer), mobile app downloads will have increased to 268 billion (Gartner) by 2017, and that most companies have dedicated very little resources towards mobile application security, the industry is ripe for even bigger malicious attacks. Mobile malware will continue to grow, being destructive and costly to corporations and users. Join (ISC)² EMEA and IBM as we demonstrate the effects of mobile malware and how to arm organisations to protect themselves against this growing concern.