Smartphones Present Growing Security Problem

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Smartphones’ small screen size and abundance of loosely monitored applications make them particularly vulnerable to cyber attack, says Mustaque Ahamad (Computer Science), co-author of the 2012 Emerging Cyber Threats Report. "The resources we have on these devices are different from what you have on your desktop or laptop." Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

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College of Computing, School of Computer Science

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cyber security, Emerging Cyber Threats Report, Georgia Tech Information Security Center, information security, mobile devices, Mustaque Ahamad, School of Computer Science
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  • Created By: Mike Terrazas
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Oct 14, 2011 - 7:41am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:25pm