Security for mobile devices

Business-critical data on mobile devices are a particularly high risk. Repeatedly, the young volunteers lost or are incorrectly configured vulnerable and insecure connections.

The following measures reduce the fundamental risks of misuse of personal data stored and.

Pins or. Enable Passwords
Access control is the simplest security measure for mobile devices. All major mobile operating systems support PIN- and / or password functions when the device. Many users do not think it, To activate this feature. In their eyes is the PIN entry when turning on the device or. before the mail to retrieve only a nasty chicane.

Data Encryption
In many cases, the encryption of stored data from complete.

On the BlackBerry can be any user data, including calendar entries, Contact Information, Memos, Tasks and e-mails using the content protection option hedge, This can easily configure the security options.

Windows Mobile devices from OS version 6.1 support the file- and folder encryption. This comprehensive encryption is easy to implement.

For other operating systems, the data do not support encryption, There are software solutions.

Viruses, Worms and Trojans
Viruses, Worms and Trojans push their outrages not only on desktops, Notebook and Netbook. With the increasing use of Pocket PCs, PDAs and smartphones to appear more and more different programs and more and more viruses for mobile devices. Apart from the dimensions of the devices, Memory cards and various operating systems, there is basically no difference between those devices. Mobile devices can be infected:

Bluetooth connections
via MMS
on Multimedia Card (MMC)
by downloading software from unreliable sources

All incoming or modifiable objects (Flash Memory, SMS, MMS, MMC, E-Mails) be controlled. Moreover, also the launch of executable files, via Bluetooth or other connection channels arrive, monitored.

The market offers a variety of software solutions for smartphones and their various operating systems, For example, Symbian, Windows Mobile an. Unfortunately not yet for the latest operating systems like OS iphone, PIM, Android, …

The issues of security, Privacy and Spam on mobile phones have greatly increased in relevance. During the past devices like a haven of safety were, this applies for smartphones, with the performance and storage capacity of conventional PCs and notebooks can no longer keep pace.

Addendum of 17.02.2011: Now is also a Security software for Android phones presented against malicious software.

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