Can mobile devices defend against cyberattacks? 5 insights

Mobile phones may not be secure enough to contain confidential medical information, based on a new Skycur’s Mobile Threat Intelligence report, according to betanews. About 28 percent of physicians who use mobile devices in their practices input patient data into their phones.

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Here are five insights:

1. More than 27 million Android devices with medical apps are at risk of malware installation.

2. The report found physicians who use mobile devices for their practices are increasingly exposed to network threats.

3. In one month, 22 percent of mobile devices will be at risk of a network attack. In four months, that number increases to 39 percent of mobile devices.

4. In 2015, Skycur conducted 51 million network tests and found 13,000 risky apps installed.

5. Physicians using iPhones are more likely to have protection against cyber threats because they probably installed the current operating system. In 2015, 88 percent of iOS consumers had upgraded to iOS9, while 3 percent of Android users had upgraded to Android 6.0.

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