{"id":1905,"date":"2025-01-23T22:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/2025\/01\/23\/omdia-phishing-tops-smartphone-security-concerns\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T22:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T22:10:00","slug":"omdia-phishing-tops-smartphone-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/omdia-phishing-tops-smartphone-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Omdia: Phishing Tops Smartphone Security Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Press Release<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phishing Attacks Top Smartphone Security Concern for Consumers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LONDON, Jan. 20, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new survey from Omdia reveals that phishing scams are the leading security threat for smartphone users, with 24% of respondents reporting they have fallen victim to these attacks. Phishing, which includes fraudulent texts, emails, or calls designed to trick individuals into revealing sensitive personal information, remains a significant concern as cybercriminals continue to exploit unsuspecting consumers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Omdia Survey Finds Phishing Attacks Top Smartphone Security Concern for Consumers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Omdia surveyed 1,572 consumers across the Americas, Asia &amp; Oceania, and Europe in October 2024 for the fourth annual Omdia Mobile Device Security Scorecard. The survey found that the next leading security threat for smartphone users is malware, with 17% of respondents reporting they have fallen victim to malware attacks. Other security threats, such as ransomware and phishing, also pose a significant risk to consumers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expert Insights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hollie Hennessy, Principal Analyst, Omdia, stated, &quot;This needs to be paired with awareness activity from manufacturers and the wider industry to help consumers be vigilant and prepared&quot;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Omdia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Omdia, part of Informa TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT), is a technology research and advisory group. Our deep knowledge of tech markets combined with our actionable insights empower organizations to make smart growth decisions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact:<br \/>\n[Name]\n[Email]\n[Phone]\n<p><strong>Note to Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information about Omdia and its research, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/omdia.tech.informa.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/omdia.tech.informa.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/endpoint-security\/omdia-finds-phishing-attacks-top-smartphone-security-concern-for-consumers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release Phishing Attacks Top Smartphone Security Concern for Consumers LONDON, Jan. 20, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; A new survey from Omdia reveals that phishing scams are the leading security threat&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":1347,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cybersecurity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/325351_DR23_Graphics_General_Large_Text_v1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}