New Check Point Research of 850+ Global Businesses Reports That 100% Have Been Victims of Mobile Attack
November 17 2017 - 9:00AM
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), a leading
provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, announced today
results from the first ever study on the impact of mobile attacks
in enterprise environments. Findings from the research are
based on data collected from more than 850 organizations spread
across four continents. The results are stark: enterprise
mobility is found to be susceptible to attack on both major mobile
platforms, Android and iOS.
Threats to mobile users are capable of compromising any device
and accessing sensitive data at any time. These threats impact
every type of business from financial services to government to
manufacturing.
Some key findings:
- 100% of all businesses had experienced a mobile malware
attack
- 54 is the average number of mobile malware attacks per
business
- 89% of businesses experienced a man-in-the-middle attack over
Wi-Fi
- 75% averaged 35 rooted or jailbroken devices on network
In response to these research findings, Check Point has today
announced improved capabilities for SandBlast Mobile, the industry
leading threat defense solution to prevent advanced mobile
cyber-attacks. Check Point SandBlast Mobile technology protects
against mobile device, apps, and in-network threats and provides
the industry’s highest threat catch rate. Check Point
SandBlast Mobile is now enhanced with improved capabilities to keep
enterprises and consumers ahead of the game:
- Artificial intelligence detection to immediately block zero-day
malware
- Blocking targeted SMiShing attacks on iOS and Android
devices
- A new app that allows end users to monitor and control device
security
“The financial value and frequency of attacks on mobile devices
exceeded that for PCs in 2017, which help explain the findings of
the report,” said Michael Shaulov, Head of Products Mobile and
Cloud Security at Check Point Software. “Mobile devices are
essentially the new ‘backdoor’ for cyber-criminals, and we are
pleased to provide this improved SandBlast Mobile solution to
proactively protect enterprises and individual consumers.”
In Miercom’s independent 2017 Mobile Threat Defense Industry
Assessment, Check Point achieved the highest threat catch rate of
all tested vendors. Check Point has seen the attack vectors
on mobile devices expand from just known malware, network and OS
exploits, to now include zero-day malware, SMS attacks and
Bluetooth exploits. To address this, the company offers a complete
solution to enterprise customers, part of Check Point’s Infinity
security architecture. Infinity seamlessly shares indicators
between network appliances, PC endpoints, cloud, and mobile.
There is also an offering for consumers/individuals marketed under
the ZoneAlarm brand.
For more information about SandBlast Mobile’s newest
capabilities, visit: www.checkpoint.com/mobilesecurity
To access the full results of the research report ‘Mobile
Cyberattacks Impact Every Business’, visit:
http://pages.checkpoint.com/mobile-impact-report.html
To retrieve a blog about the
product: http://blog.checkpoint.com/2017/11/17/sandblast-mobile-the-best-mobile-security-solution-just-got-better
To retrieve a blog about the
research: http://blog.checkpoint.com/2017/11/17/new-research-mobile-malware-hits-every-business
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About Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd.Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
(www.checkpoint.com) is a leading provider of cyber security
solutions to governments and corporate enterprises globally.
Its solutions protect customers from cyber-attacks with an industry
leading catch rate of malware, ransomware and other types of
attacks. Check Point offers a multilevel security architecture that
defends enterprises’ cloud, network and mobile device held
information, plus the most comprehensive and intuitive one point of
control security management system. Check Point protects over
100,000 organizations of all sizes.
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