Mobile apps a cybersecurity concern for 2011

As people share more data electronically and boost their use of mobile applications, they\'re becoming more vulnerable to cyberattacks.

Mobile applications remain a growing cybersecurity concern. John Dickson owns the Denim Group, which is a software developer and digital security firm. He tells the San Antonio Express-News that companies should be prepared for cybersecurity breaches, because as more applications are downloaded, they’ve attracted the attention of the cyber-hacker community. He believes that anyone who handles large scale commerce online, or medium to large banks, are most at risk.

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