Security Risk Associated with Mobile Devices The term mobile devices are not limited to cellphones; they include iPads‚ iPods‚ Laptops‚ PDAs and e-Readers. These devices act as a lifeline to the outdoor world‚ and are frequently used for navigating‚ social networking‚ shopping‚ banking and business purposes. What is often forgotten about these devices is that they are gateways to hackers. “Mobile devices can be used by a hacker as an access point into many other aspects of your digital life as
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Mobile device security Threats: Over the past two decades‚ we have witnessed significant technology advances in mobile devices‚ from the personal data assistants (PDAs) of the late 1990s and early 2000s to the ubiquitous and multifunctional smartphones of today. These advances have extended the virtual boundaries of the enterprise‚ blurring the lines between home and office and coworker and competitor by providing constant access to email‚ enabling new mobile business applications and allowing the
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Data Security and Mobile Devices Introduction: Mobile devices such as smartphones‚ PDAs‚ tablets‚ and netbooks have become an integral part of everyday business operations. Millions of people log into their company’s secure network on mobile devices via wireless Internet or even accessing their email‚ making sensitive data more susceptible to data theft and hacking. Mobile technology is advancing at such a fast pace‚ making it harder for IT managers to keep up with newly emerging threats. Since
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UNILEVER SECURES ITS MOBILE DEVICES Case Study Questions 1. How are Unilever executives’ wireless handhelds related to the company’s business performance? Unilever is a giant company that operates in several countries throughout the world. This great manufacturer and supplier of fast-moving consumer goods (products) employs managers all over the world. When they are mobile‚ these managers have to have access at any time to their company’s data and need to operate on different wireless
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The Impact of Mobile Computing Isaac Robinson INF 103 Computer Literacy Jeanette Cobabe 7/28/2014 For those of us that can remember what it was like to have to rely on using a typewriter in order to get a college paper written‚ or to use a computer that took 5 minutes just to boot up‚ knows that the age of mobile technology has come a long way. Many of the offices within organizations back in the day were all a buzz with the sounds of noisy keystrokes and the slamming
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Mobile phones being one of the most successful inventions of the twentieth century has become a necessity in today’s world as the world is living in an electronic age where it has given birth to globalisation. The latest mobile phones consist of different functions such as surfing the internet or playing music ‚ it is still mainly used as a form of communication which can be used anywhere at anytime. This is due to the fact that it has a unique networked system which needs no wiring ‚ fixation or
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2010:040 CIV MASTER ’S THESIS Face Recognition in Mobile Devices Mattias Junered Luleå University of Technology MSc Programmes in Engineering M edia Technology D epartment of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Division of Signal Processing 2010:040 CIV - ISSN: 1402-1617 - ISRN: LTU-EX--10/040--SE Face Recognition in Mobile Devices Mattias Junered Luleå University of Technology March 2‚ 2010 Abstract Recent technological advancements have made face recognition
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Alternate Title Where Should Cybersecurity Budgets Be Allocated? Getting an adequate cybersecurity budget can be one of the most challenging tasks that many CISOs face. The board wants to keep shareholders happy‚ which means that they prefer spending on IT to be devoted to business growth and revenue generation. The frequency of breaches makes desensitization more likely‚ leading to a decreased feeling of urgency to ensure the strength of cybersecurity. Furthermore‚ many executives have been lulled
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Students for Careers in IT Security‚ Cybersecurity‚ Information Assurance and Information Systems Security By 2018‚ the need for qualified information security professionals is expected to grow by nearly 30%‚ much faster than most other occupations. To help meet the need for more information security professionals‚ Jones & Bartlett Learning has developed the first comprehensive program solution designed to prepare students for success in IT Security‚ Cybersecurity‚ Information Assurance‚ and Information
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Study « Impact of the mobile phone on the development perspectives of financial and banking deals to the unbanked population As part of an academic research‚ this survey aims to explore the attitudes of professionals regarding the potential of mobile phones to serve the unbanked. In order to thank you for your time‚ we will be delighted to send you a copy of the final article. Part 1: Attitude of conventional banking system professional vis-à-vis unbanked people. 1) In your opinion‚ what
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