Mobile threats can become a gateway for corporate networks to be exploited

Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC, Fortinet 

"Mobile threats are a looming threat that must be addressed, especially as the mobile-shopping and Mobile payments are gaining popularity"

Continuing on this Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC, Fortinet says, “According to Fortinet Threat Landscape Report for Q3 2018 over one-quarter of organizations experienced a mobile malware attack, with the majority being on the Android operating system. In fact, of the threats organizations faced from all attack vectors, 14% of total malware alerts were Android related. By comparison, only .000311% of threats were targeted at Apple iOS. Mobile threats are a looming threat that must be addressed, especially as the mobile-shopping and Mobile payments are gaining popularity. These threats can become a gateway for corporate networks to be exploited. Criminals know mobile is an accessible target for infiltrating a network, and they are exploiting it.”