Mobile Shopping Security Concerns Don't Stop U.S., UK Shoppers
Mobile shopping is expected to increase dramatically this holiday season – mobile commerce spending on smartphones and tablets in the U.S. increased $5.8 billion in Q3 (a 26 percent increase over the same quarter in 2012), according to comScore. However, during the same period, mobile malware threats increased 26 percent, making consumers more than more vulnerable to mobile cyber attacks.
According to a Tripwire, Inc., survey of U.S. and UK consumers, 91 percent of U.S. and 83 percent of UK respondents believe that shopping on a computer provides more security than shopping on a mobile device. Fifty-nine percent of U.S. respondents and 65 percent of UK respondents say they do not have any security software on their mobile phones. Despite concerns, though, many plan to use their mobile phones for holiday shopping, Fort Mill Times reports.