Mobile attacks most dominant cyber threat in India: Check Point CEO

BENGALURU : Mobile attacks are among the most dominant cyber security threats in India given the high penetration of mobile devices in the country, said Gil Shwed, co-founder and chief executive officer of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, a Nasdaq-listed cyber security firm.

“About 60-70% of the mobile attacks are on Indian targets… It could be because of the countries that are behind these attacks or their (India’s) level of protection,” Shwed said.

Even as India is among the most developed countries in terms of knowledge and technology, the investment per capita in technology is probably one of the lowest in the world, Shwed said.