“We are entering the era when the mobile employee has become the typical employee rather than the exception. Productivity and leisure time are also increased as people can send and receive e-mails, update their social status, conduct research, or watch a movie all while waiting at the airport or standing in line at the coffee shop (Shukla, 2011). People can search for, communicate with, and navigate to businesses on-the-go. Businesses can communicate with employees and customers in and out of the office, employees can update their work and human resource requirements in online portals. Mobile computing is prevalent for businesses and consumers because of its many advantages. Mobile e-commerce is also increasing along with the use of social networks over e-mail use (O’Dell, 2010). A study conducted by Morgan Stanley in 2010 “predicts that the mobile web will be bigger than the desktop web by 2015 (O’Dell, 2010).” This is mostly due to the development of smaller, more affordable devices with better data coverage and connection speeds. Some common examples are smartphones, laptops, tablets, Global Positioning System (GPS) devices, music players, handheld video games, wireless home appliances and e-readers (O’Dell, 2010). Devices that offer the ability to connect to the Internet on-the-go are vast. Mobile computing is a part of everyday life for many people. Tech target defines mobile computing or nomadic computing as “the use of portable computing devices (such as laptop and handheld computers) in conjunction with mobile communications technologies to enable users to access the Internet and data on their home or work computers from anywhere in the world (, 2012).” Vulnerabilities and Threats of Mobile ComputingĬSEC620 Section 9082University of Maryland University College
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