Mobile Device Security

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Mobile Device Security

• Drew Hayes
• Christ Liechty
• November 27, 2007

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Overview

• Mobile device security background
• PDA security
• Laptop security

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Background

• Major problem ease of use vs. complete security
• Software security
• Physical security

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PDA Security

• 40 of users say they dont have any security in
  place
• Viruses for mobile devices
• Vulnerabilities
• Securing your mobile device
• Possible future of security transient
  authentication

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Laptop Security

• Why is it important to educate and enforce
  security procedures on laptops?
• Ease of profitability from theft
• Companys Reputations

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Laptop Security

• How can a company become more secure with its
  mobile devices?
• Start with policy
• Know where the data lives
• Encrypt data on mobile devices
• Use standard security controls on mobile devices
• Keep administrators passwords out of the users
  hands

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Laptop Security

• How can a company make sure employees follow
  security policies?
• Responsibility is key in this situation, setting
  examples of employees that dont follow the
  rules is a must. A slap on the wrist wont do
  in todays business world.

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References

• 2006 The Year of the laptop stolen that is
• http//infosecblog.antonaylward.com/2007/01/01/20
  06-the-year-of-the-laptop-stolen-that-is/
• An Overview of Mobile Device Security
• http//www.viruslist.com/en/analysis?pubid170773
  606
• Does Your Wi-Fi Hotspot Have an Evil Twin?
• http//www.pcworld.com/article/id,120054-page,1/a
  rticle.html
• Get a Grip on Handheld Security
• http//www.esecurityplanet.com/best_practices/art
  icle.php/3681976
• Mobile Device Security in Six Simple Steps
• http//searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483
  ,sid14_gci1238860,00.html
• Mobile Device Security Using Transient
  Authentication
• IEEE Transactions on Mobile Security
• Next Wave in Security Protecting Smart Phones,
  PDAs
• http//www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2093092,00.a
  sp?kcEWRSS03129TX1K0000614
• Sprint sees mobile device security neglect
• http//www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/
  story/0,10801,101265,00.html