{"id":435758,"date":"2026-04-15T04:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/435758\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T04:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:44:12","slug":"mobile-threat-to-irish-companies-on-the-rise-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/435758\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile threat to Irish companies on the rise \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Irish organisations are becoming increasingly concerned about attacks on mobile devices, new research has found. But a large number are failing to implement security controls that could restrict access to company data on personal handsets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/vodafone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/vodafone\">Vodafone<\/a> Business Cybersecurity Report found 70 per cent of organisations are more worried about security attacks on mobile devices than last year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">However, more than 40 per cent still allow personal handsets to have unrestricted access to company resources, including email, apps and company documents. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Moreover, 20 per cent of businesses said they failed to monitor proactively for security threats, and less than half have made security training mandatory. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The survey of 300 Irish SMEs highlighted the concerns among organisations, with 70 per cent increasingly concerned about phishing, data leakage, malware and spyware than they were this time last year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">About a quarter of Irish companies had a cybersecurity breach last year. The most recently published security data from the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity shows mobile-based attacks account for more than 42 per cent of all cyber incidents in the European Union over a 12-month period. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Among the top threats to businesses, Vodafone identified are phishing via WhatsApp, SMS impersonation, mobile malware, operating system vulnerabilities, spyware, network attacks and Sim swap, along with identity hijacking. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image audio_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776101724_424_1754647931518-c07d65db-55b5-463e-ae51-976300c5837e.jpeg\"\/>\u201cBack yourself\u201d: Aimee Connolly shares her story of 10 years in business<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The need for such protections has become heightened with the shift towards hybrid and remote work. Data from the Central Statistics Office showed almost one million Irish people worked in remote or hybrid arrangements in 2025, with an increasing reliance on mobile devices. However, personal devices often lack the protections found on company-issued equipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cWith so many companies offering hybrid and remote working, employees are using their handsets to better manage their workload. Without enterprise software and sufficient mobile security awareness training, the risks this poses to companies are significant,\u201d said Vodafone Ireland business director Jo Gilfoy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cIrish companies must ensure their people are aware of the risks with mobile use inside and outside the workplace as they continue to navigate complex environments.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Irish organisations are becoming increasingly concerned about attacks on mobile devices, new research has found. 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