According research conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, over 30% of companies use mobile Appliances, to obtain access σε εταιρικούς τραπεζικούς λογαριασμούς και να πραγματοποιήσει οικονομικές συναλλαγές. Μάλιστα, ένα στα δύο κορυφαία στελέχη τοποθετεί χρήματα σε εταιρικούς λογαριασμούς μέσω εφαρμογών mobile banking.
The survey also revealed that business representatives are making more and more financial transactions using portable devices.
In particular, 28% of small and medium-sized businesses and 34% of large companies are trading financially via mobile devices. And this is not only for financial department / accountants (63%), but also for top executives (54%) and even simple employees (8%), who are freely engaged in corporate transactions via mobile apps.
The growing use of mobile devices for corporate banking purposes could put a company's risk at risk, as digital threats to mobile devices have become more widespread in recent years and are as dangerous to users as they are threatening against personal computers.
Hackers are increasingly targeting mobile platforms. The programs Trojan-Bankers αποτελούν σήμερα έναν από τους ταχύτερα αναπτυσσόμενους τύπους κακόβουλου λογισμικού.
These programs are designed to bypass login information in online banking and electronic payment systems as well as credit or debit card details.
"There is an ever-increasing trend of using mobile banking systems by corporate banking customers. It is certain that this trend will continue, as both corporate customers and consumers are moving towards the ease of use of mobile banking. This creates an urgent operational need for banks, which are required to carefully consider the measures they need to take for security and fraud prevention, in order to adequately protect mobile banking applications and the confidential data of their customers, but also to safeguard customers' high value corporate transactions. "Also, users of mobile banking services - whether companies or consumers - should be vigilant about their own security and behavior, but also wonder about the measures that banks take for their security.comments Ross Hogan, Kaspersky Lab's Global Head of Fraud Prevention.
