Ever since the inception of enterprise mobility, the debate about its security is constantly going on. App developers and entrepreneurs are striving day and night to make security more robust and on the other hand, hackers are busy devising new ways to break it. The war goes on continuously and according to reports, it has become serious now. A survey conducted by Symantec, revealed that 35 percent of smart phones and tablets have suffered theft, loss or damage during the period of 2010-2011. This was the period when we witnessed 100 percent growth in the security threats for smart devices. Do you think our smart devices also need the kind of security we have for our PCs? In this write up, we will discuss about few mobile security risks that are peeping from the doors of the mobile industry.
Apps vulnerability – For users of most operating systems, the best source of downloading apps is their own app store. This is the point where device security depends much upon the app's selection process. At present, we have started relying too much on mobile apps by using them for everything that we do. This gives malware developers, entire day to attack over us anytime by infusing a malware in any one app used by us. We can avoid this scenario by deploying signature detection technology offered by the anti-virus or Intrusion Prevention System.
Malware spread – The IT section of businesses works stringently to apply most updated policies and technologies to secure internal applications, data and corporate devices. However, they fail to secure the network from individual smart phones. This is where malware can take benefit and attack the network. We can deploy behavioural analysis technology present in IPS.
Exploitation of mobile resources – We all know that smart phones are the easiest targets for botnets. The problem is that botnet operators may install a bot malware and take control of any smart phone. They can do this remotely and launch spam or even network attacks. This intrusion is almost like vulnerability hacking, network flooding, scanning or instinctive force as well. We can seek help of both signature detection and behavioural analysis technology to confront any situation like this.
Economic slowdown – The ongoing economic slowdown has made business owners cut the budget significantly of every section including the IT section. This makes it tough for IT managers to take care of the infrastructure, as they have to manage the entire section as well as its security in a limited budget. This makes it easier for hackers as most IT heads have limited resources because of budget limitations. We can avoid this situation by joining an effective movement to raise voice for budget intensification.
Social engineering intrusions – The degree of security related threat has increased from attackers who use tricks to fool users to obtain confidential information like bank details, credit card details, SSNs, usernames and passwords etc. This kind of attack has witnessed enormous growth ever since we started using our smart phones and inputting these details through them. The best way to avoid this situation is not to trust any other link other than the one that you had been using all the time.
CONCLUSION
The ever-changing dynamics of the enterprise mobility and the mobile industry no doubt, makes our life simpler and shrinks the world. On the other hand, it gives birth to a number of concerns for users. If not tackled in time, they could develop into a serious issue. Thus, it is very important for enterprises to make corrections, enforce policies and technologies to nullify these threats.
Apps vulnerability – For users of most operating systems, the best source of downloading apps is their own app store. This is the point where device security depends much upon the app's selection process. At present, we have started relying too much on mobile apps by using them for everything that we do. This gives malware developers, entire day to attack over us anytime by infusing a malware in any one app used by us. We can avoid this scenario by deploying signature detection technology offered by the anti-virus or Intrusion Prevention System.
Malware spread – The IT section of businesses works stringently to apply most updated policies and technologies to secure internal applications, data and corporate devices. However, they fail to secure the network from individual smart phones. This is where malware can take benefit and attack the network. We can deploy behavioural analysis technology present in IPS.
Exploitation of mobile resources – We all know that smart phones are the easiest targets for botnets. The problem is that botnet operators may install a bot malware and take control of any smart phone. They can do this remotely and launch spam or even network attacks. This intrusion is almost like vulnerability hacking, network flooding, scanning or instinctive force as well. We can seek help of both signature detection and behavioural analysis technology to confront any situation like this.
Economic slowdown – The ongoing economic slowdown has made business owners cut the budget significantly of every section including the IT section. This makes it tough for IT managers to take care of the infrastructure, as they have to manage the entire section as well as its security in a limited budget. This makes it easier for hackers as most IT heads have limited resources because of budget limitations. We can avoid this situation by joining an effective movement to raise voice for budget intensification.
Social engineering intrusions – The degree of security related threat has increased from attackers who use tricks to fool users to obtain confidential information like bank details, credit card details, SSNs, usernames and passwords etc. This kind of attack has witnessed enormous growth ever since we started using our smart phones and inputting these details through them. The best way to avoid this situation is not to trust any other link other than the one that you had been using all the time.
CONCLUSION
The ever-changing dynamics of the enterprise mobility and the mobile industry no doubt, makes our life simpler and shrinks the world. On the other hand, it gives birth to a number of concerns for users. If not tackled in time, they could develop into a serious issue. Thus, it is very important for enterprises to make corrections, enforce policies and technologies to nullify these threats.