Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zimperium Mobile Threat Defense (MTD)?
MTD provides continuous, on-device monitoring to detect known and unknown threats in real-time across the kill chain: device, network, phishing, and app attacks.
Mobile security threats are vulnerabilities or attacks that attempt to compromise your phone’s operating system, internet connection, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections, or apps. Smartphones possess very different behaviors and capabilities compared to PCs or laptops and need to be equipped to detect attacks specific to mobile devices. Mobile devices contain unique functions and behaviors, making traditional IT security solutions ineffective for securing mobile devices.
One of the primary differences in how mobile devices like iPhones or tablets are different from PCs and laptops is regarding administration privileges. There can be several administrators for a PC or laptop, making it simple for corporate IT to install security software and monitor computers for problems. On mobile devices, the admin is the device owner. The device owner is the only one that can install apps or allow other management profiles on the device. This means the burden of securing the mobile device and its data falls entirely on the user–who may not have the time or expertise to provide proper mobile device security.
How can I tell if my phone or mobile device has been hacked?
More than likely, you will not be able to determine if your phone has been hacked or compromised without expert-level knowledge of the operating system and device hardware. However, you may notice your phone exhibiting new behaviors like becoming slower, crashing, and having excessive or weird battery drain. Some users received enormous data usage bills from their service providers after malicious adware was installed on the device. To determine with certainty whether or not your phone has been hacked or compromised by a third party requires specialized software to do so.
Phishing is a cyberattack that uses fraudulent communications, often via email or text messages, to trick victims into revealing sensitive information or downloading malware by posing as a legitimate source.
What is Smishing?
Smishing, or SMS phishing, is a type of phishing attack conducted through mobile text messages, aiming to deceive recipients into divulging sensitive information or installing malware by masquerading as trusted entities.
What is Quishing?
Quishing, or QR phishing, involves using QR codes to direct users to malicious websites or prompt them to download harmful content, with the goal of stealing sensitive data such as login credentials or financial information