Cyberattack Challenges in Mobile Security: Threats, Impacts, and Mitigation Strategies

Mobile devices have become essential, but are highly vulnerable to cyberattacks such as malware, phishing, ransomware, and data theft. Factors like constant connectivity, unsecured Wi-Fi, app-based threats, and low user awareness increase risks, threatening both personal privacy and organizational data. Mobile devices are important for daily activities but face many cyber threats like malware, phishing, ransomware, and spyware. These attacks cause data theft, financial loss, and privacy problems. This paper analyses and compares the various types of mobile security threats and their impact on users and organizations. It further reviews current defense mechanisms, including encryption; intrusion detection, secure authentication, and mobile threat defense frameworks and provides mitigations.