---
title: "10 Ways to Prevent Your Mobile Devices From Becoming Bots"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/10-ways-to-prevent-your-mobile-devices-from/"
date: "2017-09-14T06:41:28+00:00"
section: "Mobile"
tags:
  - "Android"
  - "Botnet"
  - "DDOS"
  - "Mobile Security"
source: "darkreading.com"
source_url: "https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/10-ways-to-prevent-your-mobile-devices-from-becoming-bots/d/d-id/1329834"
---

# 10 Ways to Prevent Your Mobile Devices From Becoming Bots

September 14, 2017 · Reported by darkreading.com

> The WireX Android botnet last month snagged tens of thousands of mobile users, in order to wage DDoS attacks against organizations in multiple industries.While it’s clearly taxing to be on the receiving side of a DDoS attack, enterprises that find their mobile devices commandeered as bots also have reason for concern.

[Read the full article at darkreading.com](https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/10-ways-to-prevent-your-mobile-devices-from-becoming-bots/d/d-id/1329834)

**Tags:** [Android](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/android/) · [Botnet](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/botnet/) · [DDOS](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/ddos-attack/) · [Mobile Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/mobile-security/)