Name: Guoyao Xu and Robert Healy
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This information age brings people so much convenience, benefit and consolation.
However as cell phones and tablets we touched everyday become the targets of being
hacked by cybercriminal, some of us would cry out for their privacy spillage. The
spur of the market for mobile devices has raised a surge in malicious progress,
application and software aim at smart phones and tablets. One possible reason for the
extension in manifestations of data stolen and cybercrime is the increasing number of
active hackers and crackers over the past few years. The growing external attacks
involve hacking, espionage supported by government, organized crime and terrorism.
At the same time, companies also noted that increasing internal security. At first the
firewall is used for business way, because the competition among the enterprises
drives the business trade to lose balance by stealing enterprise’s data. The complex
information security environment is more complicated and confusing. Although the
considerable progress has been made and has taken many measures, the progress still
can not keep up the pace of change, leading information security gap continued to
widen. Enterprises are increasingly paid great attention to information security. The
very important reason is its harmfulness and involves more and more, from the
dangers in terms of the threat is intensifying. ‘Up to 150,000 jobs could be lost in
Europe alone due to cybercrime with personal Identification records stolen from more
than 40 million people in the US, 54 million in Turkey, 20 million in Korea, 16
million in Germany, and more than 20 million in China.’(Mobile revolution, 2015)
Mobile devices users would face an insecure risk when they link wireless network,
probably. Nowadays most our mobile devices ,such as tablets and smart phones,
further update the technology to link wherever Wi-Fi is available. Information sent via
standard wireless, including public hotspots, is especially easy to intercept. Many
mobile devices use wireless communications for activities like browsing the Internet
and checking e-mail. The plethora of free and fee-based public Wi-Fi hotspots has
made this practice commonplace. The problem lies in the fact that these hotspots
almost never offer any encryption capability. As a result, data is literally flying
through the air, easily captured by those with malicious attempt.
A common mobile threat is social engineering. Whether via text message, image, or
application to download, an incoming communication may be an attempt to gain
access to your information. A current example consists of a text message that comes
from an unknown number, telling you that if you click on the link provided. In fact,
the link is a malicious link. Clicking on it will compromise the security of your smart
phone.
TMI (Too Much Information). Guidelines for protecting privacy, safety, and
reputation when sharing via computers also apply when sharing via smart phones.
Mobile devices enable instantaneous capturing, posting, and distribution of images,
videos, and information. They may also broadcast location information. Public Wi-
