Consumers know apps are insecure, but they do little to protect themselves

Once again, an urban myth turns out to be true. People know mobile apps can be targeted by hackers, they fear the scenario, yet they’re doing very little to protect themselves from such potential attacks. The confirmation was released by F5 Networks, in a study into the UK’s app-centric society and consumer behaviors. Almost three in five fear the Facebook app is a target for hackers. A quarter (23 percent) would not purchase a voice activation system such as Alexa, and more than a third (39 percent) would not purchase smart locks over fears of hacking. Yet, this doesn’t stop… [Continue Reading]