Many individuals working across US government agencies and organizations are using smartphones with outdated operating systems, putting both them and the organizations they work for at major risk of identity theft (opens in new tab), data leaks, and other forms of cybercrime. A report from cybersecurity experts Lookout analyzing some 200 million devices and 175 million application, between 2021 and H2 2022 found US government workers are rather slow when it comes to mobile phone updates.  In fact, ten months after iOS 15 was released, 5% of federal government employees, and almost a third (30%) of state and local government devices, were still running older versions of the operating system.
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