Cyber Threats To Mobile Devices




cyber threats to mobile devices

Keep Your Mobile Devices Safe From Cyber Threats

Phone security is the practice of defending mobile devices against a wide range of cyber attack. Our earnest effort to spread awareness of very common cyber threats to mobile phones because an attacker threaten users’ privacy, network login credentials, finances, and safety.

  1. Phishing
  2. Vishing
  3. SMiShing
  4. Other Types of Phone Security Threats
  5. How can you avoid being victim

Phishing

An attempt to obtain sensitive information like username, password, credit card details and often for malicious reasons. The attacker act as a trustworthy in an electronic communication.

For example, A message frequently use threats and a sense of urgency to scare users into doing what the attackers want.

Vishing

The telephone equivalent of phishing. It is described as the act of using the telephone in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.

Vishing is a type of phishing attack conducted by phone and often target users of voice over ip services like Skype, Whats App etc. Vishing is short form of voice phishing.

SMiShing

A security attack in which the user is tricked into downloading a Trojan horse, virus or other malware onto mobile device. SMiShing is short for “SMS phishing.”

For instance, The urgent your bank account is locked, click the link to activate, a type of SMiShing message.

Other Types of Phone Security Threats

There are many other types of phone security threats but you can search and find out the details in internet.

  1. Data Leakage.
  2. Spyware and Malware.
  3. Network Spoofing.
  4. Unsecured Wi-Fi set up.
  5. Bad session handling.
  6. Physical misuse of phone.
  7. And improper implementation of encryption.

How can you avoid being a victim ?

In conclusion, following practices are the key to protect yourself.

  1. Don’t click the links from unknown source.
  2. Don’t surrender personal information to unauthorized calls.
  3. Avoid Downloading apps from non legitimate companies.
  4. Please take your own time and call your cyber security officials if any suspicious text message.
  5. Good companies always have a two step verification method.

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Note : This article will be continuously updated with latest details