Mobile Technologies Security

As technologies advance, mobile phones, tablets and portable notebook computers are becoming commonplace. The computational power of these devices continues to increase, while at the same time they become ever smaller and lighter. A new spectrum of mobile products is emerging that combine a range of computational capabilities into one physical device. These mobile convergence capabilities enable people to remain online, accessing all their data, such as email and stock quotes, while on the move.

While there are many obvious advantages with these devices, they also affect traditional business processes, and there are security issues that need to be considered. Organisations need to be concerned about security, including theft or loss of mobiles devices used by employees, corporate data leakage via these devices, possible virus infection, and possible unauthorised traffic interception. While enjoying the convenience and efficiencies brought about by new mobile technologies, appropriate security measures should be designed and implemented in order to counter any threats to sensitive data introduced by the use of mobile devices.

In this paper, we provide a brief overview of the most common mobile technologies, and outline the weaknesses around the use of these technologies. We also provide a set of general tips to end-users in maintaining personal security on mobile devices.

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