AITP Presentation on Mobile Security

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Dr. John D. Johnson presents on mobile security to AITP chapter in Davenport, IA. October 2011.

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Mobile Security & Privacy

There’s An App For That!

Smart Phones

Gadgets

Functionality…

!   Multimedia

!   Voice & Video

!   Photography

!   Social Media

!   Shopping

!   Apps… Apps… Apps!

!   Email

!   Calendar

!   Web Surfing

!   Work

!   Reading

!   Games

….and more apps!! ….and more apps!!

…not your Dad’s PC

…or his mobile phone

…the future’s so bright

Technology for Humanity

Historical Perspective

…technology can come with unexpected consequences

…and of course

Wireless & Cellular

!   Wi-Fi

!   Hotspots

!   Bluetooth

!   Wi-Max

!   4G

!   LTE

Big Brother

Does Privacy Exist?

!   Personal information & photos on Facebook?

!   Hackers trying to steal your data

!   Corporations collecting and selling your info

!   The government watching what you do

!   Sensors in many of our consumer goods (cars, appliances, phones, clothing?)

Threats on the Move

!   Botnets

!   Mobile Zombie Networks

!   Bad Apples

!   Malware in App Stores

!   Social Networks

!   A vector for malware

!   Spyware

!   Apps or malware that steal info/GPS

!   Bluetooth Hijacking

!   Wi-Fi Attacks

!   Spoofs and Phishing

!   Spear Phishing

Mobile Threat Evolution

Securing your Mobile Device

!   Tracking lost phones

!   Antivirus, malware, spyware

!   Encryption

!   Where do you store/back up your data?

!   Apps that use geo-location and access your info

!   We often trade privacy for functionality/convenience

Consumer Solutions

!   Lookout Mobile Security

! MyLookout.com

!   McAfee Mobile Security

! McAfee.com

!   Do you have any suggestions to share??

Enterprise MDM & Point Solutions !   McAfee Enterprise Mobility Management

! Enterproid – http://www.enterproid.com

!   Touchdown for Android - http://www.nitrodesk.com/

!   Symantec Mobile Security

!   Good MDM

!   Mobile Active Defense (like BlackBerry)

!   RIM

Conclusion

!   The bad guys can get what’s on your phone, even if you encrypt it and use a password

!   The casual thief is who you want to protect against

!   Don’t keep really sensitive stuff on your mobile device

!   Use a tool that allows you to wipe your device if it is stolen (via a web page)

!   Apply security policies that make sense: (encryption, PIN, locking, timeout, remote wipe…)

!   Leverage good point solutions, even in the enterprise

Q&A

!   Do your best and don’t lose sleep over it!

!   Now you can go back to playing Angry Birds!!

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