Phishing Dark Waters, The Offensive and Defensive Sides of Malicious Emails by Christopher Hadnagy & Michele Fincher

Author:Christopher Hadnagy & Michele Fincher
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781118958483
Published: 2015-04-13T00:00:00+00:00

My Mobile Is Secure

I have actually overheard someone telling another person, “If you think it's a malicious e-mail, just open it up on your <iPad/iPhone/Android device/Windows mobile device/insert other device type here>. They can't get viruses like your laptop.”

After I got done with the inevitable face palm, I politely explained to the person that there is a plethora of mobile-based malware and viruses out there today. I explained the misconception, how dangerous it was, and why it was still a huge threat.

Now let's take this a step further. Imagine your company allows BYOD (bring your own device), and one of your users is sending all his spam to his iPad so he can open it on what he considers his personal sandbox. Now he brings that device to your office, and it's dripping with every flavor of web infection known to man. What does he do then? Connects it to your corporate network, of course.

Your corporate network now becomes the tissue on which every user's virus is wiped. The open-it-on-your-mobile-device idea is one piece of ‘advice’ you want to squash right away.

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