Check Point Software Technologies’ Mobile Security Report 2021 examines the latest emerging threats targeting enterprise mobile devices surveys major trends in mobile malware, device vulnerabilities, and in nation-state cyber-attacks. The report found that the move to mass remote working during the Coronavirus pandemic has seen the mobile attack surface expand dramatically: 97% of organisations facing mobile threats from several attack vectors.

The Check Point Software Technologies Mobile Security Report 2021’s other headline findings include:

1. Almost every organisational sector experienced at least one mobile malware attack in 2020: 93% of these attacks originated in a device network, which attempts to trick users into installing a malicious payload via infected websites or URLs, or to steal users’ credentials

2. 46% of organisations had at least one employee download a malicious mobile application that threatened their organisation’s networks and data in 2020

3. At least 40% of the world’s mobile devices are inherently vulnerable to cyber-attacks due to flaws in their chipsets, and need urgent patching

4. Check Point found a 15% increase in banking Trojan activity, where users’ mobile banking credentials are at risk of being stolen. Threat actors have been spreading mobile malware, the report found, including Mobile Remote Access Trojans (MRATs), banking Trojans, and premium dialers, often hiding the malware in apps that claim to offer COVID-19 related information