Like viruses and spyware that can infect your pc there are a variety of security threats that can affect mobile devices.
Mobile device security threats and controls.
Here are some practical steps that will help you minimize the exposure of your mobile device to digital threats.
We divide these mobile threats into several categories.
Mobile security threats explained.
They include application based web based network based and physical threats.
This is exactly where google and apple lack control he adds.
With the number of types of smart devices from rfid chips to thermostats and even kitchen appliances growing so quickly they can t always be monitored.
But not all is lost.
People tend to look at mobile security threats as an all encompassing threat.
Mobile threat researchers identify five new threats to mobile device security that can impact the business.
The internet of things iot.
However personal mobile devices don t offer the same level of built in security or control as the organization owned desktop computers they are replacing.
Here s how they work.
Worms and spyware unauthorized access phishing and theft.
Application based threats web based threats network based threats and physical threats.