Professionals have ignored cybersecurity on their phones. Instead of compensating for that, organizations are falling into the very same trap, even though available security options could cut smishing success and breaches in half. Enterprise cybersecurity risks from employees using their personal phones for work are rising, but companies aren't adopting solutions quickly enough to account for them. The data collected in Verizon Business' 2025 Mobile Security Index (MSI) paints a clear picture
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The statistics are sobering: 61% of CISOs (and 53% of CEOs) think that their organization is unprepared to cope with a targeted cyberattack in the next 12 months. With mobile devices now making up a large part—even the majority—of the device estate, mobile security is more important than ever. Those managing security must protect a growing number and diversity of endpoints. Increasingly, those endpoints are mobile or using mobile connectivity. Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, hybrid wo
