There are many concerns that can impact a work environment affecting the company, employees, and customers that are faced every day. The damaging implications can arise from security concerns that could lead to theft, identity theft, fraud, and much more. The concerns that may arise when determining the proper security measure to insure in a company can only be beneficial when protecting the company before damage is done.
As businesses incorporate a BYOD strategic plan, mobile security becomes even more important. With the power and technological advances of tablets and phones more companies are recognizing their potential to provide a better, faster, and easier work environment. However, as the popularity grows with these devices so does the attempts to hack them. Mobile security is just as important as network security and knowing how to secure a device and threats to look out for can be beneficial to both an employee and a business. Mobile devices are vulnerable to attacks just like a computer. A common attack is malware. Malware, short for malicious software, is software that is designed to damage or do …show more content…
A phishing scam is a form of social engineering where an attacker tries to gain information for malicious use, usually through email. Smishing is when an attacker will use SMS messaging instead of emails. Smishing scams have been on the rise and are becoming a great risk to users and business. In July 22nd and 27th 2016, Intel found two large scale smishing campaigns targeting apple users. They sent out an SMS message that appeared to come from apple asking them to verify their passwords (Amir, U. 2016, July 31). These types of scams can be used to steal personal information, financial information, or passwords. This can lead to data breaches or identity theft. A company must be vigilant on keeping their employees informed on the new scams and how to spot a fake email, link, and text
As businesses incorporate a BYOD strategic plan, mobile security becomes even more important. With the power and technological advances of tablets and phones more companies are recognizing their potential to provide a better, faster, and easier work environment. However, as the popularity grows with these devices so does the attempts to hack them. Mobile security is just as important as network security and knowing how to secure a device and threats to look out for can be beneficial to both an employee and a business. Mobile devices are vulnerable to attacks just like a computer. A common attack is malware. Malware, short for malicious software, is software that is designed to damage or do …show more content…
A phishing scam is a form of social engineering where an attacker tries to gain information for malicious use, usually through email. Smishing is when an attacker will use SMS messaging instead of emails. Smishing scams have been on the rise and are becoming a great risk to users and business. In July 22nd and 27th 2016, Intel found two large scale smishing campaigns targeting apple users. They sent out an SMS message that appeared to come from apple asking them to verify their passwords (Amir, U. 2016, July 31). These types of scams can be used to steal personal information, financial information, or passwords. This can lead to data breaches or identity theft. A company must be vigilant on keeping their employees informed on the new scams and how to spot a fake email, link, and text