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10. Mobile devices still could be targeted by attackers.

In this space we see and hear about the expensive zero days that few companies and many nation states
have access to. Attacks against these platforms aren’t occurring the way experts have predicted. While
phishing, smishing and other social engineering attacks are still present, they don’t traditionally attack
the phone’s operating system.

Apple and Google do a great job securing their devices. Individuals that upgrade to a new phone every
two years limit the exposure risk that comes with running an old device. So, much of the risk here is
limited to social engineering unless you are one of a very few nation states.

About the Author

Christopher Prewitt s CTO at Inversion6, responsible for helping
develop security-related products and services for customers. Over the
past 20+ years, he has acquired extensive experience in end-to-end
planning and execution of robust, large-scale security, privacy,

compliance, and risk management systems/solutions in Fortune 500
and 1000 environments, supported by strong customer service and
technical issue resolution. He excels in designing and optimizing
cutting-edge enterprise security systems and data center architectures.
Chris can be reached online at https://www.linkedin.com/in/cprewitt/
and at our company website www.inversion6.com.

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