The study found a 400% increase in Android malware and that mobile devices are exposed to a record number of security threats. The greatest source of mobile malware is application downloads, so users should consider antivirus apps. Android and Facebook have seen large increases in malicious campaigns. SMS is also risky, as 17% of infections came from SMS Trojans that incurred charges. The study also noted that 20% of teens admit to sending inappropriate content from mobile devices. Mobile devices are unprotected because they can be easily stolen or lost without precautions, and intruders can sometimes gain access if devices are left unprotected or malware is installed.

3.  are convenient and easy to use

6. Juniper Networks today released a study
concerned with potential threats to mobile
technology, revealing a 400 percent increase in
Android malware. The study also found that both
enterprise and consumer mobile devices are being
exposed to a record number of security threats,
including highly targeted Wi-Fi attacks.

7. One of the most unsettling findings of the
study was the fact that the greatest
distribution point for mobile malware is the
application download. With the 400-percent
increase of Android malware, now would be as
good a time as any to choose an antivirus app.
Still, the vast majority of mobile users neglect
to employ any form of antivirus software on
their mobile devices. And Android isn’t the only
medium under attack, either. According to a
different study from AVG Technologies,
Facebook (along with Android) has seen a huge
jump in malicious campaigns, specifically three
times that of last year.

8. The study also revealed the risks of SMS, which is
particularly upsetting, as it is the most used activity
on a cell phone for about a million years running, and
may just be the preferred form of communication in
the next few years.
To that end, it is certainly worth noting that 17
percent of all reported infections came from SMS
Trojans, which sent texts to premium rate numbers,
incurring major charges to the victims.
The study also mentioned that 20 percent of all
teens admit to sending explicit or inappropriate
material from a mobile device.

11.  Mobile computing devices can store large amounts of
data
 highly portable
 How mobile device are unprotected ?!

12.  How mobile device are unprotected ?!
• They are easy to steal or lose unless precautions are taken an unauth
can gain access to the information stored on them or accessed through
• Even if not stolen or lost, intruders can sometimes gain all the
access they need if the device is left alone and unprotected
• if data is "sniffed out of the air" during wireless communications,
or if malware is installed.
 The results can include crippled
devices, personal data loss, and
disciplinary actions for the device
owner

13.  The best way to protect your data is to remove unnecessary data
from your computer. In particular, Prohibited data should not be
stored on your system or device unless you have explicit
permission from the Data Governance Board to do so.
 Prohibited data includes items such as Social Security Numbers,
credit card numbers, or checking account numbers.
 tack scheduled back up using cloud service throw mobile Apps

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vices.html
http://www.techi.com/2012/02/as-the-workforce-goes-mobile-
security-concerns-rise/
http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/10/400-percent-increase-in-android-
malware-mobile-security-threats-at-record-high/