Protecting your business from mobile phishing

Use these interactive maps to explore the number of phishing attempts and mobile app threats

As technology continues to transform the way we work, it’s now possible to log on from almost anywhere – be that your home, the local café or even the poolside when on holiday.

It’s no surprise that the number of people using mobile devices for work has increased. Being able to check your emails at the click of a button can be all too tempting, especially when you’re running your own business. It can be hard to switch off – and attackers have taken note.

In fact, a recent report from mobile security provider Lookout highlights a 37% increase worldwide in mobile phishing attacks at the start of 2020 compared to the end of 2019.

Lookout research also suggests that users are three times more likely to click on a phishing link on a mobile device because attempts are much harder to spot on a small screen.

With so many companies using mobile apps for communication and business productivity, AI can help detect and block phishing attacks on these applications and stop employees from connecting to phishing sites. Lookout AI threat engines inspect more than 100,000 apps daily to quickly identify risky app behaviours, stopping more than 3 million mobile threats in the last 12 months.

Explore the interactive maps below to learn about phishing encounter rates and app threat detections for Android and iOS users around the world. Use your mouse to drag across the screen to explore each region. Double click or scroll in and out to view a specific country. Phishing attempts: filter results by mobile OS and phishing classification

Source: Business and consumer users with Lookout Safe Browsing enabled devices. 2020-2021

Mobile app threat map: filter results by platform and verticals

Source: Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security Users. 2020-2021

This article was created by Chris Hazelton, Director of Product Marketing at Lookout, in partnership with Vodafone Business.