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Security - Mobile security concerns and risks

Here is an interesting Microsoft article that highlight on fact that often corporate companies focalize on security relate dto PC/Laptops, antivirus and patching but attention is not the same about Mobile devices.

Mobile devices are often more than 60% of entirely IT devices, 80 % of daily tasks are there performed , here they are some numbers:


  1. During 2019 more than 1K security vulnerability was fixed.
  2. About 50 % of iOS devices werefour versions behind the latest OS version and less than 60 % Android devices were more than two versions behind.
  3. 1 of 4 devices was exposed to device Threats (excluded outdated O.S.)
  4. 1 of 5 devices experiences network-based attacks.
About UEM Microsoft mention Zimperium platformleverages their award-winning machine-learining- based engine (z9) that, to date, has detected 100% of zero-day device exploits withouth requiring an update or suffering frmo the delays and limitations of cloud-based detection


https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/04/07/mobile-security-60-percent-problem/