By Evan Schuman
The latest Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report eloquently argues that aside from wireless, the form factor of mobile in and of itself poses security risks. Many security professionals have long held that the words "mobile security" are an oxymoron. True or not, with today's mobile usage soaring in enterprises, that viewpoint may become irrelevant. It's a reasonable estimate that 2020 knowledge workers use mobile devices to either supplement or handle much of their work 98% of the time.
By Nelson Gomes
Mobile apps have become an increasingly prominent part of our lives in recent times, so much so, that many of our everyday activities are now carried out on these platforms Communications, entertainment, social media, online shopping, online banking – the list goes on and to such an extent that mobiles have become the most used piece of technology we rely on in our lives. The release of the iPhone 5s in 2013 with its capacitive fingerprint sensor paved the way for biometrics in mobile devices and its integration with mobile apps developed quickly soon thereafter. The manner in which mobile apps have since benefited is nothing short of staggering and they have done so in a number of different ways.
