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Over at ComputerWorld, Jon Espenschied wrote an intriguing piece about smartphone security. The article is inspired with Jon seeing Sen. Barack Obama using his BlackBerry, and tries to explain the real threats facing the smartphone users.
At the beginning author introduces smartphones, explaining there is a mobile OS that powers-up these devices, which could be mis-used by software developers. Next, Jon explains the stability issues, threat of the mobile malware, network security and then he demystifies message encryption. Smartphone spying and abuse is also among the subjects author covers.
The article is concluded with the example from author’s life – how will he pick-up the smartphone for himself.
Overall, it’s a nice read. I would only add that you shouldn’t be afraid to jump to the smartphone wagon. It’s going in the right direction and the benefits of using such device are much greater than potential security issues.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
