Cyber Security - IT Forensics
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We can inspect and search for critical evidence and digital footprints
Our technology specialists will extract and decode data output from your smart phones, feature phones and other digital devices to find any ‘footprints’ left of a security or privacy breach and protect evidence.
We protect and ensure worry free device use
After the device’s security and vulnerability is analysed, we will then overhaul the devices security suite at your request by tightening account and user settings, installing enterprise level security and reverse engineering breaches to ensure they are blocked in practice.
Mobile Cyber Security Threats Explained
People tend to look at mobile security threats as an all encompassing threat. The truth is there are different types of mobile security threats to be aware of. They can include application-based, web-based, network-based and physical threats.
Here's how they work:
Application-based threats happen when people download apps that look legit but actually skim data from their device. Examples are spyware and malware that steal personal and business information without people realizing what's going on.
Web-based threats are subtle and tend to go unnoticed. These happen when people visit affected sites that seem normal on the front-end but in reality, automatically download malicious content onto devices.
Network-based threats are especially bad because cyber criminals can steal unencrypted data over public WiFi networks.
Physical threats happen when someone loses their mobile device or has it stolen. The hackers have direct access to the hardware where private data is stored or where they have access to data, this threat is especially dangerous.
Malicious apps
When you visit Google Play or the App Store to download apps that look innocent enough, the apps ask for a list of permissions before people are allowed to download them. These permissions generally require some kind of access to files or folders on the mobile device.
Spyware
Whether you have an iOS or Android device, all devices are targets for threats focused on mining user data and your private data.
Public WiFi
Access to unsecured WiFi is becoming more widely available in public places. Be it coffee shops, co-working spaces or the library, public WiFi is convenient, but the downside is that the devices you use are vulnerable to attacks sent through these networks.
Lack of end-to-end encryption
A recent study found that only 5.4% of mobile app development budgets go towards security. This is shocking considering the amount of information uploaded to apps. Depending on the platforms you use to access data on their phones, a lack of mobile app security doesn't bode well.
Inactive apps
Google and Apple remove apps from their stores on a regular basis, but the thing is, they don't offer much explanation about why. We can assume, though, that these occasional purges have a lot to do with security threats and privacy breaches.
IoT (‘Internet of Things’) mobile security threats
Mobile devices are branching out from cell phones and tablets to include wearable tech, like smart watches or devices in the office, like video conferencing tools. Basically, anything that's used to monitor activity. A big part of what makes the growth of IoT pose a threat is the proliferation of ransomware. A lot of the latest mobile devices have IP addresses, which means that they can be hacked through the internet.
Botnets
Depending on the sites visited on your mobile devices, malware can be downloaded onto mobile devices that aren't protected by antivirus software or a mobile security app. This gives hackers full access to any device so that they can control affected devices remotely. All devices with the malware on them are added to a network of other affected devices — called a botnet — that allow hackers to send spammy emails and other click fraud campaigns that spread the malware to even more devices.
No password protection
With all of the ways to secure a mobile device it might be shocking to know that 28% of people don't use a password to lock their phone. If these devices are lost or stolen, it gives thieves easy access to all the information stored in the phone.
Phishing attacks
This happens all too often in enterprises where hackers send what look like legit emails or SMS to get you to click on and allow access to all private information.
Lost or stolen device
Not all attacks happen in the digital world. Losing your phone or tablet is probably one of the hardest threats to fight against since it gives hackers direct access to the data they're after.