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With the proliferation of mobile devices and hybrid work environments where employees often use their personal devices for work-related activities almost half of respondents of the Verizon Mobile Security Index 2022 said their organizations were subject to a security incident involving a mobile device that led to data loss, downtime or other negative outcome-a 22% increase over 2021's numbers.

Despite these results, 36% of respondents said that mobile devices are of less interest to cybercriminals than other IT assets-an increase of six percentage points from the 2021 MSI report.

The simplified user interfaces of mobile devices make it easier for attackers using phishing attacks to obtain employee credentials.

"Instead of giving mobile an exemption to acceptable use policies and security requirements, businesses should treat mobile like every other endpoint."

The Verizon Mobile Security Index 2022 findings are based on an independent survey of 632 professionals responsible for security strategy, policy and management.

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