While nearly 9 in 10 companies not only allow, but actually rely on their employees to access critical business apps using their personal devices, according to a recent Fortinet Threat Landscape Report, Android-based malware now represents 14% of all cyberthreats. And in addition to direct attacks, the number of compromised web sites, email phishing campaigns, and malicious access points continue to grow exponentially, infecting unsuspecting users – regardless of their devices –with spyware, malware, compromised applications, and even ransomware.
And whenever a personal device of any of your employees becomes compromised, they can represent an increased risk to your organization as well. In addition to deploying mobile device management software and security clients to your employees, it is critical that you establish a cybersecurity awareness program that provides critical insights into how they can avoid these risks.
Here are five critical elements that ought to be part of any cyber security awareness program.
1. Beware of Public Wi-Fi
While most public Wi-Fi access points are perfectly safe, that’s not always true. Criminals will often…
