The addiction to smartphones is a slam dunk for hackers who are constantly lurking because the devices are virtually always on and connected with dozens of apps filled with sensitive data.
Hackers find them irresistible since passwords are stored on your phone for your bank, stock trading and gaming apps.
“Mobile devices are often fertile ground for attackers since any given device holds tens or hundreds of mobile applications and account logins, let alone troves of stored, sensitive data,” Michael Isbitski, technical evangelist at Salt Security, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of API security told TheStreet.
Smartphones Are Targets
The amount of time that people spend on their smartphones combined with the number of people working from home increases the odds of a hacker attacking them.
“Most enterprises support some form of BYOD (bring your own device), which brings a consumer-level hack into the realm of an enterprise being compromised,” Bud Broomhead, CEO at Viakoo, a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of automated IoT cyber hygiene told TheStreet.
Companies must ensure that their employees are not using personal passwords in their work environment since it can help reduce the possibility of compromise.
“The blurred lines between work life and home life are making it easier for cyber criminals to…
