7 risks associated with your data on mobile devices
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● Challenges faced by application developers for choosing BaaS.
● Comparative Analysis among various BaaS service providers
● Choosing the right BaaS.● Algoworks - Unleashing the
power of Parse.
➢ Smartphones and tablets havebecome part of this complexcorporate world.
➢ As the number of devices aregrowing, volume of data is alsogrowing and so does the amountof threat.
Introduction:
● Demerits of Parse - When NOT to use Parse!
● Challenges faced by application developers for choosing BaaS.
● Comparative Analysis among various BaaS service providers
● Choosing the right BaaS.● Algoworks - Unleashing the
power of Parse.
➢ In this scenario, Consumers data privacy and safety concerns have become very much imperative .
Introduction:● Demerits of Parse - When NOT to use Parse!● Challenges faced by application developers for choosing
BaaS.● Comparative Analysis among various BaaS service
providers● Choosing the right BaaS.● Algoworks - Unleashing the power of Parse.
➢ Estimates shows that
approx 10 billion devices are currently
connected to the Internet as the
Internet of Things.
Introduction:● Demerits of Parse - When NOT to use Parse!● Challenges faced by application developers for choosing
BaaS.● Comparative Analysis among various BaaS service
providers● Choosing the right BaaS.● Algoworks - Unleashing the power of Parse.
➢ Survey shows currentinternet marketing andprivacy standards do notaddress challenges faced byconsumers, specificallyMobility Data Security.
Introduction:● Demerits of Parse - When NOT to use Parse!● Challenges faced by application developers for choosing
BaaS.● Comparative Analysis among various BaaS service
providers● Choosing the right BaaS.● Algoworks - Unleashing the power of Parse.
➢ All this leads us to ponder over very serious and important question -How to deal with data security on mobile devices?
➢ Let’s discuss where does the risk lies primarily for your mobile business?
Risks Associated With Mobile Data:1. Data Stored on Devices:
Your Data in your phone = Easy target for criminals.
Tablets store up to 128Gb of data while most smart-phones store about 64Gb.
Risks Associated With Mobile Data:
2. Remote Data:Smart-phones are commonly used by corporate systems and cloud application.
Hence, the smartphones or tablets if in wrong hands can invite to lot of data insecurity.
Risks Associated With Mobile Data:3. Data in transit:Flow of data through wireless is not-really-fool-proof.
Transmitting data over an unencrypted Wi-Fi network using http (rather than secure http), is again a threat to mobile data.
Channels such as Bluetooth, NFC and RFID are again few dangers associated with your Mobile Data.
Risks Associated With Mobile Data:
4. Theft of mobile devices:
Crime Surveys 2012/13 for England and Wales, shown about7,42,000 victims of mobile phone thefts.
In UK alone, almost 100,000 mobile phones were reportedstolen to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) during 2013
In New Delhi, a mobile phone was reported stolen everyhour during the year 2014!
Risks Associated With Mobile Data:
5. Accidental losses: Forgetting phones in restaurants and trains is yet another act of stupidity tat can cost you dearly.
Research revealed that 96 per cent of lost smart-phones were accessed by the person who found the device…
…83 per cent of them accessed business-related apps trying to retrieve sensitive information.
Risks Associated With Mobile Data:
6. Discarded and Sold devices:Report shows that the average phone is used for just months by its owner.
Phone is no longer needed?You
-> Send it off for recycling-> Sell it-> Hand over to family or friends.
Though the risk associated with this is little, still you must be unaware till today that a small blunder can land you in trouble uninvited.
Risks Associated With Mobile Data:
7. Malicious software:Malicious viruses, worms and Trojans, which are collectively known as malware, can infect your phones.
This includes• web downloads of harmful applications • many corrupt multimedia messages, • harmful applications • Various spy-tools installed physically on victim’s phone can
also lead to hacking of data.
Final Verdict
➢ Soon I’ll be back with simple and complex ways that can
help you to stay more secure and confident about data on
mobile…
➢ Though Mobile security and Data protectionvendors offer solutions to maximize your security and
minimize risks, it is advised to keep your mobile
devices and data password protected.
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AuthorCo-Founder & Director
Leading the mobility business development function, mobility strategy and consulting practice at Algoworks. Expert of all mobile technologies with experience in managing
teams involved in the development of custom iPhone/iPad/Android apps.
Rachit Agarwal
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