The document discusses the rising security threats in mobile technology, projecting over 2 billion smartphone users and 268 billion mobile downloads by 2017. It highlights the percentage of mobile applications hacked, the alarming rate of new threats, and emphasizes the importance of comprehensive mobile security measures to protect enterprises. With organizations increasingly reliant on mobile tech, the report calls for improved management of access, application security, and data protection.

1. Mobile is growing and
so are security threats.
By 2016 there will be
over 2 billion smart-
phone users1
with over
268 billion mobile
downloads by 20172
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There are 387 new threats
every minute or more than
six every second.3
97% of top
paid Android apps and 87%
of top paid IOS apps have
been hacked4
Protect devices
Secure content & collaboration
60% of employees
access content
from outside the
office7
50% of organiza-
tions say content
theft and leakage are
their top concerns5
Safeguard applications & data
On average, com-
panies test less
than 50% of the
mobile apps they
build9
2.2 billion malicious
attacks on computers
and mobile devices
were blocked in
Q1 201510
Through 2017, 75%
of all mobile security
breaches will be
through apps11
Manage access & fraud
76% of organiza-
tions plan to invest
more in mobile tech-
nologiesin2016–201712
The annual U.S. cost
of a cyber-crime is
$11.56 million per
organization13
Take a comprehensive approach to securing the mobile enterprise
97% say some portion
of workforce uses
mobile devices in
their job today5
64% of decision-
makers read their
email via mobile
devices8
32% are concerned
about fraudulent
transactions, only
18% can detect
malware/jailbreaks5
60% use passcodes
for device security5
32% say lost/stolen
devices are leading
cause of mobile
security incidents5
Every three minutes
an enterprise wipes
a mobile device6