LATEST INTELLIGENCE and more than 175 million apps , enabled us to identify and break down the most prominent mobile threats agencies face . For this report we specifically reviewed data from 2021 and the first half of 2022 . Information used in this report was compiled from de-identified , aggregated Lookout data .
Priority drivers for mobile security
One of the biggest technological challenges facing all government entities has been the rapid shift to telework in recent years . Security teams are acutely aware of the emerging risks that come from using cloud apps and having a workforce that connects using endpoints they have no visibility into .
The good news is that the U . S . federal government is increasingly focused on cybersecurity challenges . President Biden signed Executive Order 14028 to improve cybersecurity in 2021 and since then the U . S . Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) has released a series of memos with actionable guidelines and requirements .
These memos require agencies to provide the government visibility into cyber threats on all endpoints , including mobile devices , and adopt widely accepted security measures and related best practices , including the need to :
• implement enhanced security for cloud services and critical software ;
• comply with event logging requirements for incident response ;
• expand endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) coverage capabilities to mobile devices ;
• and implement a zero trust architecture ( ZTA ) strategy . p
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