97% of organisations globally faced mobile threats from several attack vectors in 2020: Report April 15, 2021 × In India, there has been a staggering 845 per cent increase in mobile attacks since October 2020 Mobile attacks are on the rise, according to a report by cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies Ltd According to Check Point’s 2021 Mobile Security Report, “the move to mass remote working during the Coivd-19 pandemic saw the mobile attack surface expand dramatically.” 97 per cent of organisations in 2020 faced mobile threats that used multiple attack vectors. Almost every organisation experienced at least one mobile malware attack in 2020. 93 per cent of these attacks originated in a device network, which attempts to trick users into installing a malicious payload via infected websites or URLs, or to steal users’ credentials, the report said.