Zimperium, the mobile-first security platform for mobile devices and mobile apps, has released its Global Mobile Threat Report 2023. This year’s report reveals a continued growth towards mobile-powered business along with the increasingly sophisticated security risks facing it, including spyware, phishing and ransomware.
The Global Mobile Threat Report 2023 examines the most important trends that shaped the mobile security landscape over the last year and draws on the research from Zimperium’s zLabs researchers, as well as third-party industry data, partner insights and observations from leading industry influencers. Key among the findings is that 43% of all compromised devices were fully exploited (not jailbroken or rooted), an increase of 187% year-over-year.
“The explosive growth in mobile device and app usage has created an ever-growing attack surface,” said Shridhar Mittal, CEO of Zimperium. “Mobile devices are integral to the way we work, communicate, navigate, bank and stay informed – creating new opportunities for malware. Last year’s Global Mobile Threat Report revealed that 60% of the endpoints accessing enterprise assets were mobile devices and this does not seem to be slowing down. Mobile-powered businesses must increase mobile security measures to protect the personal data security of employees and the sensitive information belonging to the organisation.”
The mobile-powered initiatives of today’s enterprises and government agencies are under attack. The latest Zimperium research drives home the sobering reality that the rise in mobile-powered businesses is opening the door to vulnerability gaps that are being specifically targeted by cybercriminals and nation-states.
“There is a fundamental issue that today’s modern organisations must contend with how they can capitalise on the opportunities of being mobile-powered without being exposed to evolving risks,” said Jon Paterson, CTO of Zimperium. “To thrive, it is critical that they employ a mobile-first security strategy – one where they continually prioritise and assess risk as close to the user and device as possible, and baseline and continuously assess vulnerability posture to operate in a known state with complete visibility. They must take responsive action on risk detection: leverage Zero Trust and conditional access workflows, leverage XDR and autonomous, third party integrations and ensure they assess and stay updated on global privacy regulations and the risks that affect apps they develop and use.”
