Enterprises suffer surge in mobile phishing attacks

Cybercriminals are increasingly adopting a 'mobile-first' attack strategy to infiltrate enterprise systems by targeting weak, unsecured, and unmanaged mobile endpoints, recognizing mobile as a major entry point to corporate networks and sensitive data. A new report from Zimperium zLabs shows a significant rise in mobile phishing -- or 'mishing' -- a technique that employs various tactics specifically designed to exploit vulnerabilities in mobile devices. What stands out is the report reveals 82 percent of phishing sites now target mobile devices, and 25 percent of protected devices worldwide encounter malware. 76 percent of phishing sites targeting enterprises are using HTTPS. Employees… [Continue Reading]