Business Security Information

The use of smartphones has led to a whole new set of security issues. Since there is no standard definition of a smartphone, for the purpose of this article and for future reference, I will refer to them as a mobile phone which provides advanced capabilities similar to those found on a personal computer.  These capabilities can include internet access, e-mail, downloadable applications and even e-book reading capabilities.  As time goes by, as with all technology, the capabilities of smartphones will increase and change just as they do for computers.

Well, here is a new one on me.  I have to credit Tom Slovenski from www.cellularforensics.com with bringing this one to my attention.  The term Smishing was a term I had not heard used before.  Smishing is basically a phishing attack using cell phone text messages.  The term is derived from SMS technology used in text messaging and the term phishing.

What do you and your employees use mobile phones for?  Of course, phone calls and checking voice mail, but what about checking any of your online accounts or purchasing items online?  Well, lately, I have been reading a lot about mobile phone spy software, and then this past weekend, I watched the movie “Mall Cop” with my kids.  A character in the movie called Pahud uses his girlfriend’s cell phone to spy on her location using GPS tracking.  It turned out to be a good thing as far as the movie ending    was concerned, but in real life most people do not like to be tracked or spied on.