Why augmented reality means augmented risk to networks
The traffic that enables all this magic to happen is crossing your network, revealing details such as IP addresses, location, type of device, user permissions, and more.
If a hacker intercepts that traffic – as they have already been able to with Pokémon GO traffic – what could it reveal about the user, and the network?
As such, it is no surprise that the US Pentagon and the Israeli Defence Force have banned their employees from playing Pokémon GO because of the potential impact of the app on their security postures. ...
As such, it’s easy to see the types of user-specific data that AR apps reveal as part of their normal functions – and the possibilities this presents to hackers for snooping and data manipulation if the application’s security has any vulnerabilities.
The key point is that the very nature of AR is that it is personalised to the individual user’s situation.
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Three important factors to consider are your mobile device management (MDM) solution, since AR apps like Pokémon GO are focused on the smartphone market.
Employee training and awareness is also crucial, since human error and carelessness is often a key vulnerability for cybercriminals to target.
The third key factor in an AR risk mitigation strategy should be visibility of app traffic on your network.
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