Financial institutions urged to prepare for rise in mobile device attacks

Financial institutions can expect a rise in the number of cyberattacks on mobile devices next year, as well as attacks on employee machines and noncritical systems, says cybersecurity multinational Kaspersky Lab Russia Research and Analysis team head Yury Namestnikov. A Kaspersky Lab security report indicates that the increasing attacks against mobile devices will continue to escalate, and that advanced persistent threats (APTs) will also increase.