[Hannah Street]

Please present at least three different emerging vulnerabilities on both mobile and physical devices and what particular countermeasures could users implement to help reduce these vulnerabilities.
There are a number of different vulnerabilities that can happen on both mobile and physical devices. The first kind of vulnerability that can affect both mobile and other physical devices is phishing. Phishing can happen when a scammer sends a convincing text or email pretending to be a company, such as their bank or their employer in order to obtain private information. A countermeasure that can be used to prevent phishing is to tell people to never answer suspicious and unexpected emails or texts, if unsure, always contact the supposed source through normal means of communication. Another vulnerability are apps that may contain malware. Downloading an app that someone that may think is a harmless game can actually have code designed to steal things like your bank information. One way to prevent this is by making sure that the app is coming from a good source and is reliable, there are things to use to determine this like google protect play which checks to make sure the app is reliable. The third vulnerability is using something like a risky connection. This can be avoided by only connecting to reliable sources, if you are unsure whether or not the network is safe do not use it. (lookout.com).
References:
The silent killers: 7 examples of Mobile Device Security Risks. RSS. (n.d.). https://www.lookout.com/blog/mobile-device-vulnerabilities