Official Mobile Security & Innovative Technologies Blog
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
Thursday 15 May 2008, 5:15 PM
Mobile Linux Better For Mobile Business Apps?
Mobile Linux Better For Mobile Business Apps?
Author: Eric Everson, MyMobiSafe.com
As mobile Linux is carving it’s footprint on the future of mobile application development, the implication for enterprise applications is also paramount. Does mobile Linux lend itself better to the commercial needs of mobile technologies?
As a mobile security expert, the greatest feature of mobile Linux today is the scarcity of its deployment in the context of third-party applications. From an enterprise perspective one might draw contradiction in that statement, but from a security perspective less is more often more. As mobile attacks are typically designed for the largest stage available, mobile Linux remains obsolete as it is but a blip on the proverbial radar. Additionally in favor of enterprise deployment, mobile Linux provides greater creative control for those new to mobile application development.
Mobile Linux has been praised for its ease of use and adaption into non-traditional developments. As many businesses are seeking to develop internal core applications around their mobile resources, mobile Linux lends itself to this arena while presenting less security vulnerabilities. Within today’s industry dynamics mobile Linux platforms are subject to much less in the way of security breach, while other applications more commonly available contend with hack after hack. As mobile applications become more heavily distributed by peer-to-peer networks, the file infection rate grows exponentially. Thus as most of these applications are not mobile Linux-based there is less risk for malicious carry over at the handset level.
As every business must consider the potential risks of deploying mobile applications, mobile Linux lends itself as a safer Operating System alternative. Using mobile Linux doesn’t guarantee security exclusively, but it might give businesses greater creative flexibility in designing core applications that might otherwise leave them vulnerable in other exploited architectures. The issue remains that the introduction of mobile applications can create a permeable network level entry gateway through the handset level, which is something that all developers must contend with when creating enterprise applications.
If you are considering a mobile application for your business, remember that your mobile security should be your first consideration. How could a breach of your intended mobile app create risk and vulnerability to your organization? If you are considering a mobile app make sure you know what you are dealing with.
Your mobile security guru,
Eric Everson
Eric Everson, Founder – MyMobiSafe.com
Author: Eric Everson, MyMobiSafe.com
As mobile Linux is carving it’s footprint on the future of mobile application development, the implication for enterprise applications is also paramount. Does mobile Linux lend itself better to the commercial needs of mobile technologies?
As a mobile security expert, the greatest feature of mobile Linux today is the scarcity of its deployment in the context of third-party applications. From an enterprise perspective one might draw contradiction in that statement, but from a security perspective less is more often more. As mobile attacks are typically designed for the largest stage available, mobile Linux remains obsolete as it is but a blip on the proverbial radar. Additionally in favor of enterprise deployment, mobile Linux provides greater creative control for those new to mobile application development.
Mobile Linux has been praised for its ease of use and adaption into non-traditional developments. As many businesses are seeking to develop internal core applications around their mobile resources, mobile Linux lends itself to this arena while presenting less security vulnerabilities. Within today’s industry dynamics mobile Linux platforms are subject to much less in the way of security breach, while other applications more commonly available contend with hack after hack. As mobile applications become more heavily distributed by peer-to-peer networks, the file infection rate grows exponentially. Thus as most of these applications are not mobile Linux-based there is less risk for malicious carry over at the handset level.
As every business must consider the potential risks of deploying mobile applications, mobile Linux lends itself as a safer Operating System alternative. Using mobile Linux doesn’t guarantee security exclusively, but it might give businesses greater creative flexibility in designing core applications that might otherwise leave them vulnerable in other exploited architectures. The issue remains that the introduction of mobile applications can create a permeable network level entry gateway through the handset level, which is something that all developers must contend with when creating enterprise applications.
If you are considering a mobile application for your business, remember that your mobile security should be your first consideration. How could a breach of your intended mobile app create risk and vulnerability to your organization? If you are considering a mobile app make sure you know what you are dealing with.
Your mobile security guru,
Eric Everson
Eric Everson, Founder – MyMobiSafe.com
Monday 5 May 2008, 3:27 PM
Poor Mobile Banking
Poor Mobile Banking
By: Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com
In reading the news this morning an interesting article from Fox Business News titled Mobile Banking to Transform Microfinance caught my eye. In short, the article discusses the capacity of mobile banking to penetrate the shortcomings of financial institutions as a vehicle of the poor. This article if nothing else makes me think that if mobile banking offers so much potential in terms of driving the flexibility of a mobile lifestyle, then why isn’t more being done to secure mobile banking?
As I’ve declared in the past, mobile banking’s greatest security vulnerability resides at the handset level. This means that the lack of security that most mobile handsets have lends them to incredible risk as a financial instrument. Lending from this article, how much more does targeting the lowest income demographics compound the security vulnerabilities that reside in mobile banking? By this statement I merely intend to suggest that this demographic is less likely to use the higher-end handset spectrum (which boasts better security) while they are also less likely to seek a third-party software to bolster the security shortcomings of their handsets.
The article suggests, “A new report from the global microfinance body CGAP predicts that, with the right market conditions, mobile banking could reach large numbers of poor people who are outside the formal financial system.” I do not actually disagree with this, but the issue becomes defining what comprise “the right market conditions” to truly penetrate mobile banking to such a traditionally technology adoption laggard demographic.
As a mobile security professional (with a business degree), I see a much greater need to focus on the handset level mobile security vulnerabilities that threaten the macroeconomics of mobile banking as a whole. If the overall environment of mobile banking is threatened by the gaping holes of handset level security coupled with the grave lack of handset interoperability across the global wireless industry, how will mobile banking ever gain the traction needed to become a standard conduit to the financial industry?
Let’s face it, mobile banking is a newer technology that has some major areas of opportunity with regards to security. As security is only as strong as the weakest link, mobile banking faces serious hurdles at the handset level.
Your mobile security guru,
Eric E
Eric Everson, Founder - MyMobiSafe.com
Article in Reference: http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/mobile-banking-transform-microfinance/
By: Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com
In reading the news this morning an interesting article from Fox Business News titled Mobile Banking to Transform Microfinance caught my eye. In short, the article discusses the capacity of mobile banking to penetrate the shortcomings of financial institutions as a vehicle of the poor. This article if nothing else makes me think that if mobile banking offers so much potential in terms of driving the flexibility of a mobile lifestyle, then why isn’t more being done to secure mobile banking?
As I’ve declared in the past, mobile banking’s greatest security vulnerability resides at the handset level. This means that the lack of security that most mobile handsets have lends them to incredible risk as a financial instrument. Lending from this article, how much more does targeting the lowest income demographics compound the security vulnerabilities that reside in mobile banking? By this statement I merely intend to suggest that this demographic is less likely to use the higher-end handset spectrum (which boasts better security) while they are also less likely to seek a third-party software to bolster the security shortcomings of their handsets.
The article suggests, “A new report from the global microfinance body CGAP predicts that, with the right market conditions, mobile banking could reach large numbers of poor people who are outside the formal financial system.” I do not actually disagree with this, but the issue becomes defining what comprise “the right market conditions” to truly penetrate mobile banking to such a traditionally technology adoption laggard demographic.
As a mobile security professional (with a business degree), I see a much greater need to focus on the handset level mobile security vulnerabilities that threaten the macroeconomics of mobile banking as a whole. If the overall environment of mobile banking is threatened by the gaping holes of handset level security coupled with the grave lack of handset interoperability across the global wireless industry, how will mobile banking ever gain the traction needed to become a standard conduit to the financial industry?
Let’s face it, mobile banking is a newer technology that has some major areas of opportunity with regards to security. As security is only as strong as the weakest link, mobile banking faces serious hurdles at the handset level.
Your mobile security guru,
Eric E
Eric Everson, Founder - MyMobiSafe.com
Article in Reference: http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/mobile-banking-transform-microfinance/
