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Mobile users in Middle East victims of cyber
crime: Study
Sunday April 07, 2013 09:39:13 AM,
WAM
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Abu Dhabi: Lack of precaution by mobile users can have unfortunate
consequences. Close to two in five mobile users in the Middle East
and North Africa (MENA) region have fallen victims to mobile cyber
crime, says a new study.
The study by Norton anti-virus producer Symantec showed that
nearly nine out of 10 online adults (87 percent) in the MENA are
mobile device users, of which a large majority (78 percent) use
them to access the internet.
The study revealed that few people take necessary precautions to
keep their devices and content safe and secure.
"People are relying more and more on their mobile phones and
tablets to navigate, share, socialize and shop in today's
constantly-connected world," said Tamim Taufiq, head of consumer
sales MENA for Symantec.
"What many consumers may not realise is exactly how much of their
personal and private information is up for grabs should these
devices be compromised, lost or stolen."
Yet as people expand their online lives through mobile devices,
many are not taking steps to secure their device and the content
it contains.
Nearly one in four mobile device users in the MENA admit to not
always downloading applications from trustworthy sources - Close
to three in 10 (29 percent) indicated that they do not use secure
payment methods when making purchases from their mobile device,
leaving their sensitive information such as credit card details
vulnerable.
More than one quarter (28 percent) admitted to not using a
password to help protect their personal data.
In the event of theft or loss, a treasure trove of personal
information stored on the device can potentially be accessed
including personal emails, a possible gateway to other sensitive
information such as work correspondence and documents (54
percent), passwords for other online accounts (20 percent), and
bank statements (33 percent).
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