The recent surge in smart phone popularity has made the
versatile mobile devices a prime target for hackers and identity thieves. KrebsOnSecurity made an excellent post
this week that explains how even casual use of smart phone technology in unsafe
wireless space could be exposing both corporate and personal financial
information to cybercriminals.
Just by accessing the wrong public Wi-Fi network, your
employees and customers could be sending sensitive data right into the waiting
hands of fraudsters. If not properly configured, smart phones may automatically
connect to any accessible wireless signal within range. This setting may seem
convenient to save a few moments while on the go, but it is all too easy for
thieves to broadcast fake Wi-Fi signals under common default wireless network
names. Once connected to an unsafe network, any access to online banking, or
other sensitive data entries may be recorded for later criminal activities.