92% of companies are worried about synthetic identity fraud (SIF), and 40% have noted a rise in SIF in the past year, according to a new survey by IDology. Mobile attacks have also increased by 40% in the same period. The rise of SIF and mobile attacks is especially considering the fact the ability of organizations to defend themselves against these threats is lower than for other types of attacks.
The study also shows that at least 15% of companies will not be compliance deadline for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect in January of next year. Moreover, 28% of firms think that it will be more difficult to achieve CCPA compliance than was true for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Read more: Companies unprepared to deal with mobile attacks, synthetic identity fraud, CCPA compliance