Why BYOD is Important To Your Customers (ESET Security)
With more than 81% of employees using personal devices for work, your customers need to ensure the same security standards are applied to mobile devices….
Even Mobile Phones are Prone to Phishing
Phishing relies initially on human gullibility. This means that devices users often think of as ‘ ‘immune’ to cyber attacks – such as smartphones – are in fact the perfect vehicle for phishing attacks. Some tips for avoiding phishing attacks on your phone include:Don’t click links in bank emails
☻ Don’t click links in bank emails
☻ If you’re not addressed by name, it’s probably fake
☻Telephone numbers aren’t a guarantee an email isn’t fake
☻ If your IT Department emails, they won’t need you to confirm your password
☻ Be wary of unexpected good news
The Risk Implications of a Device being Compromised
Employees using mobile devices, even if their own device, will invariably have some corporate information on their phones. Sales people will have all their customers’ in their contact list. Or worse yet, corporate emails. Yet still, 40% of businesses believe BYOD is not important.
The fact is that legislation governing confidential corporate and personal information (e.g. POPI) means that should mobile devices be comprised (e.g. via malware or theft), the business could face hefty fines.
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