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The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Mobile Working Group released findings from a survey that calls out the specific security concerns enterprise executives say are the real and looming threats as it relates to mobile device security in the enterprise environment. The report, titled “Top Mobile Threats,” is a result of a survey of more than 200 enterprise participants representing 26 countries around the world.
Here are the top mobile threats:
- Data loss from lost, stolen or decommissioned devices
- Information-stealing mobile malware
- Data loss and data leakage through poorly written third-party applications
- Vulnerabilities within devices, OS, design and third-party applications. Insecure Wi-Fi network or rogue access points
- Insecure Wi-Fi, network access and rogue access points.
- Insecure or rogue marketplaces
- Insufficient management tools, capabilities and access to APIs (includes personas).
- NFC and proximity-based hacking.
Aside from identifying top threats, respondents also indicated a couple of additional concerns with 64% believing that NFC and proximity-based hacking will happen in 2013. Also 81% believe that insecure Wi-Fi and rogue access points are already happening today…
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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.
