new delhi a majority of mwallet users believe that security of their mobile wallets is under threat from use of social networking and ecommerce apps a norton by symantec study said today according to the norton mobile survey 52 per cent respondents see threat coming from using apps such as those from social networking 27 per cent online shopping 24 per cent and messaging 19 per cent among others the most concerning security issues for indian mobile users are virusmalware attacks 34 per cent followed by threats involving fraudulent access or misuse of credit card or bank account details 21 per cent and hacking or leaking of personal information 19 per cent norton by symantecs country manager india ritesh chopra said globally out of the 108 million apps analysed by symantecs norton mobile insights in 2015 almost 33 million were classified as malware a 230 per cent increase from 2014 one in three consumers is aware that many apps they use are likely to collect data about them yet one in five said he would download any app that looked cool regardless of its origin or reputation the study said about 36 per cent disclosed that they would either always grant permission or simply do not know enough about the kind of consent they may have granted only eight per cent reject requests bearing in mind the risks involved further indian consumers have granted permission to access contacts phone data camera and location for a free app chopra said consumers in india are trading their personal information in exchange of free mobile apps exposing themselves to privacy risks the study was conducted among 1005 indian smartphone and tablet users aged 16 years and above interestingly on an average users found it safe to hold over rs 19000 in their mwallet accounts the norton study revealed that two out of three indians 65 per cent now access the internet more often on a mobile device than on a personal computer while four out of five 81 per cent consumers concede that security risks on mobile devices are just as great as desktops or laptops a majority nearly 60 per cent of them seem to be undermining the security of their devices by dismissing these risks as fairly minimal chopra said mobile devices are digital warehouses storing our most personal moments and information such as photos and videos conversations with friends and family health and fitness information financial data and the like chopra said yet most consumers unknowingly put personal information on their mobile phones at risk and compromise privacy he added he suggested that they should use strong passwords be vigilant and review settings and updates regularly apart from using mobile security solutions pti published on jun 29 2016 at 0408 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will