Mobile Devices Security

Mobile Devices Security
This is my Summary for mobile devices security. I think that mobile computing devices have become a critical tool in today’s networked world. Enterprise and individuals alike rely on mobile devices to remain reachable when away from the office or home. While mobile devices such as smartphones, laptops personal digital assistants PDAs and universal serial bus USB memory sticks have increased convince as well as productivity in the workplace these befits are not without risks.
Mobile devices have been, and continue to be a source of security incidents. These stem from issues such as device loss malware and external breaches. As the availability of human resources and systems continues to be critical to society and business operations, it stands to reason that mobile device usage will continue to escalate as will the features this device offer. It is therefore imperative that proper risk management be applied and security controls implemented, to maximize the benefits while minimizing the risks associated with such devices.
I think that mobile devices are easy to hack and therefor need more security because say if you have your ipad or cell phone a criminal can easily gain access to your device just buy guessing your ip address or guess the right code for your security key.
I think that will not be good for mobile devices because if you have a cell phone and you are trying to keep all of your personal data on the device the criminals will have easy access and take your personal data and use it to gain a credit card or try to get you in trouble with the law and that you do not