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This blog is managed/edited by Eric Everson. The purpose of this blog is to discuss common threats and solutions that exist within the mobile community in addition to the intricacies of innovative technologies and the markets therein.

Thank you for taking the time to review my blog; I am Eric Everson the founder of MyMobiSafe.com. In addition to my duties at MyMobiSafe, LLC I am also a full-time graduate student and mobile industry researcher. As a mobile security expert and innovative technologies leader, I am glad to answer any questions you may have: EricEverson@Hotmail.com

Tuesday 4 December 2007, 5:37 PM

Cell Phone Challenges Driving Network Security Risks

Posted by MobileTech

Cell Phone Challenges Driving Network Security Risks
By Eric Everson, Founder of MyMobiSafe.com

Arguably cell phones have become as integral as computers at the speed of business and cell phones are creating new challenges for network security. As every network security guru would confirm, any network is only as secure as its weakest link. Employee cell phones have become common place through the ranks of the enterprise and government workplace. As the mobile security industry has been heating up lately, so have network vulnerabilities created by employee cell phones.

What was once a way of facilitating business away from the office is now creating additional hurdles in network security. As mobile security varies greatly from computer security, there are many unique challenges that even the standard cell phone represents. Once a cell phone is given a network connection point (e-mail, live video feed, etc), the cell phone becomes the weakest security link. It seems that nearly all cell phones can be penetrated to act as network portals, which naturally creates a network security nightmare.

Using cell phones to obtain vulnerable access points to networks is becoming widely understood and practiced throughout the world already. If mobile security hasn’t been a network security concern in the past, it will certainly become a hot topic of the future. Enterprise and government agencies are best served by employing a handset level mobile security solution to combat network penetration. As the Founder of MyMobiSafe.com, I actually share a background in broadband network infrastructure too. The obstacle of cell phones in the workplace has become the leading network security vulnerability.

As always, I encourage your input as I’m glad to discuss this topic further.

Your mobile security expert,
Eric Everson

Eric Everson, Founder
MyMobiSafe.com
EricEverson@Hotmail.com
Eric.Everson@MyMobiSafe.com

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