When the federal government announced it was banning TikTok on government devices, it joined nations around the world prohibiting the use of the app amid privacy and cybersecurity concerns. The rationale is based on security fears and the potential for foreign interference by China.

These days, see a call from an unknown number and you typically just let it go to voice mail. If it’s important, the caller will leave a message, right? With text messages though, while you may feel confident that you can spot a pesky road toll text scam from a very long distance, phishing scams by text are becoming ever more sophisticated and trickier to identify.

Last year, two high-profile data breaches impacting Optus and Medibank affected millions of Australians and resulted in regulatory measures around Australia’s privacy laws being tightened with penalties for breaches hiked considerably.

With data security breaches in the news, it’s a reminder that mobile data security is always evolving, and no protection is ever foolproof. Use it as your wake-up call to strengthen your mobile data security posture as we start the New Year.

Data security is as much about your people as it is about the technology you deploy. As employees can be the focus of cyber attacks, it’s really important to consider how you’re empowering your people to create a strong mobile security culture.

These days, it’s still all too common for an employee to inadvertently click a malicious link or get targeted through social media.