Mobile Computing and Networking

Mobile Computing Devices Defined

The Information Systems Audit and Control Association’s (ISACA) white paper from 2010 on Securing Mobile Devices, defines the following seven types of items as mobile computing devices:

1. 
   Smartphones (i.e. iPhone)
   
2. 
   Laptops (portable computers)
   
3. 
   Tablet Computers (i.e. iPad)
   
4. 
   Portable Digital Assistants (PDAs)
   
5. 
   Portable USB Storage Devices (portable universal serial bus storage devices)
   
6. 
   Radio and Mobile Frequency Identification Devices (RFID)
   
7. 
   Infrared-Enabled Devices (IrDA)
   

Mobile Computing and the Related Security Concerns

The use of mobile computing is increasingly becoming an integral part of the framework of our daily lives. Therefore, security in mobile computing is always a hot issue.

Security issues of Mobile Computing Defined

The security issues and threats of mobile computing divided into two categories: security issues that related to transmission of information over (A)wireless networks, and the issues that related to information and data residing on (B)mobile devices [].