BYOD = Mobile Danger

There has been an explosion in the use of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Users expect to be able to use these mobile devices everywhere they go, including and especially at work or at school.  This has coined a new term called “BYOD” which means Bring Your Own Device and has created new problems because the Net Administrator does not have control over securing these devices.

Read my article “Enterprise must protect against malware with BYOD rise” to get an idea of the vulnerabilities that can exist in mobile devices

Post an article about a specific malware for an Android, Iphone or tablet device.  Answer these three questions in full sentences:

1.       What does the malware do? (be specific)

2.       What is the vulnerability that makes this malware possible?

3.       What security advice would you give to the owner of this mobile device?

Virtual Woman!!

Virtualization = specialized software that makes it possible to host multiple operating systems working simultaneously on one server. 

Our goal for this blog is to get a better understanding of Virtualization.  Start off by reading the VirtualWoman comic which gives a pretty good idea of how virtualization works and its benefits. Since “the cloud” is all virtualized servers, you can use this as your search term too.

Your job is to find an article that talks about virtualization and /or clouds AND security.  It could be how virtualization is improving security . . . or it could be how virtualization has created a security vulnerability. 

Write a summary of your article, at least 4 sentences.  Remember you must restate the ideas, please DO NOT cut and paste from the article.

No duplication of articles, due Sunday 1/8 by 11 pm