Despite a decrease in rooted and jailbroken devices, these remain a major security threat with rooted devices being over 3.5 times more likely to be attacked by malware. Research indicated that compromised apps, filesystem vulnerabilities, and system compromises are alarmingly higher on rooted devices. Security experts emphasize the importance of evaluating the architecture and code of mobile applications, especially in high-risk environments like finance, as unaddressed weaknesses may lead to serious breaches. Organizations need to assess the risk levels associated with users' devices and the quality of their app security.
According to data from Zimperium, rooted devices are more than 3.5 times as likely to be targeted with mobile malware.
Past research of mobile devices for financial organizations found that one of the more frequent risks is the extraction of biometric information from the trusted execution environment on the device.
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