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We've curated 28 cybersecurity statistics about Mobile Security to help you understand how threats like malware, phishing, and data breaches on smartphones are evolving in 2025. Discover the latest practices to safeguard your mobile devices effectively!

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72% of organizations experience at least one mobile app security incident in the past year.

Guardsquare2/22/2026
Application Security

65% of organizations report customer churn or app uninstalls as a direct result of security issues.

Guardsquare2/22/2026
Customer ChurnApp Uninstalls

79% of mobile app developers and security leaders cite time-to-market pressure as the top barrier to stronger mobile app protection.

Guardsquare2/22/2026
Mobile App SecurityMobile App Protection

81% of developers say AI-generated code has introduced new vulnerabilities.

Guardsquare2/22/2026
AISoftware Vulnerabilities

96% of organizations using multi-layered protection report fewer mobile app security incidents.

Guardsquare2/22/2026
Multi-Layered Mobile ProtectionRisk Reduction

89% of organizations have a specific mobile security budget.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile DevicesBudgets

57% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) feel at a disadvantage compared to larger enterprises due to limited resources.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile DevicesSMBs

Only 17% of organizations have implemented specific security controls against AI-assisted attacks.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile DevicesAI

63% of organizations reported major operational disruptions due to downtime after a breach.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile DevicesDowntime

85% of organizations reported an increase in mobile device attacks in 2025.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile Devices

39% of organizations that ran smishing simulations reported that up to half their employees clicked on a malicious link.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile DevicesSmishing

93% of organizations reported that their employees use generative AI tools on mobile devices.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile Devices

75% of organizations increased their mobile security spending in the past year.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile DevicesBudgets

34% of organizations expressed concern that AI-powered attacks could significantly increase their risk exposure.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile DevicesAI

80% of organizations experienced phishing or smishing attempts targeting their staff.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile DevicesSmishing

50% of larger enterprises provide comprehensive AI risk training compared to 39% of small and medium-sized businesses.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile DevicesTraining

63% of organizations that experienced a cyber incident reported significant consequences due to downtime, an increase from 47% in 2024.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile DevicesDowntime

64% of organizations identified data compromise through generative AI as their top mobile risk.

Verizon10/22/2025
Mobile DevicesGen AI

80% of iOS apps were affected by environment attacks (where apps run in compromised conditions such as rooted or jailbroken devices).

Digital.ai3/20/2025
iOSApplication Security

The number of iOS attacks has risen to 88%.

Digital.ai3/20/2025
iOSApplication Security