73 User Persuasive Factors

“More than three billion people worldwide now use the internet (Time), and 80 percent of them access if from their smartphones” (Smart Insights). A smartphone is a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, and much more. There is an abundant amount of smartphone brands out there in the world and while they all cost different prices, they all perform the same job. Each person uses their smartphone for various reasons, whether it’s for work or to make calls or texts. Smartphones have changed society in various ways, both good and bad. Although countless individuals think that smartphones have ruined American society, smartphones have actually benefited society because of more safety precautions, information on hand, and entertainment.

Technology is all around us. Almost every person in the country owns some form of technology. Whether it’s a television, a computer, a laptop, or a smartphone most Americans own at least one of them. People use their phones for business and personal uses. There is so much information is on your phone. You may think that, that information on your phone is safe, but you are wrong.

In today’s times, the smartphone is important to communicate. Having a smartphone could mean a matter of survival – particularly when traveling abroad, searching for directions, updating reports for work, connecting with friends, family and etc. The product I pick is the iPhone. When the iPhone was launched it rocks the world of every person. The appearances of the iPhone to Americans become a trend in smartphone history. The first smartphone to become a choice set of being sleek and user friendly. The iPhone affects Americans psychologically of having the idea how convenient to surf the internet using a portable device. Therefore, the iPhone became a personal handheld computer device to have easy access to browse the internet. Moreover, consumers

From my point of view, everyone has to be aware of any security breaches, issues with system logging as each time that happens someone may gain more and more information about you. We also have to think about what applications we are using do they have a license, is the application going to hack your phone?!... we all need to keep our information as safe as possible and away from hackers and fraudsters, therefore, applications should be made very carefully if they need to use the person’s data to find out daily activity of the person’s.

There is a guideline proposed by the UK Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) that defines some rules for the handling of digital evidence [10]. The device must be kept separate from the network, and the investigation process should be properly planned. The functionality of the tool or software must be known also for having a secure wireless connection with device in order not to delete any information while running it [4]. A “dummyrun” approach can be used with same type of device under investigation. The device must be seized and analyzed by well-trained persons. In Subscriber Identity Module Analysis law enforcement collects the network and user data through various types of SIM. Integrated Circuit Card ID (ICCID, International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), Mobile Country Code (MCC), Mobile Network Code (MNC), Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) and Abbreviated Dialing Numbers (ADN) analysis is performed on SIM. Using forensics software and sophisticated tools which can retrieve data logically or directly from a mobile device can result in valuable evidence. The growing industry of mobile phones is creating a challenge for forensics investigators to be able to extract evidence at all even when using different tools. Forensics tools should be developed with advancement in technology.

With the rapid growth of mobile computing, mobile device become a necessary tool in our daily life. Without mobile device our life quality, efficiency will totally decrease. Users just need to connect to network and gather information they want in a few second. Although mobile devices bring us convenient, mobile devices contain large amount of personal data, including emails, photos, contact data, financial, and medical information, privacy issue [1] occur due to users unknowingly expose their privacy through mobile application, camera, network etc. and their use poses a serious threat to both personal and corporate security. It greatly extending the reach of technology and raising concerns that prevailing traditions of privacy may be challenged.

In today’s society, people are losing sight of how important privacy truly is. We, as Americans, may seem concerned about our privacy, but this “concern” does not stop us from acquiring the latest and greatest technology. Designers are building technology with no consideration of the security and privacy of their consumers. People are purchasing these new iPhones with fingerprint recognition and downloading different apps everyday with the thought of privacy and security in the back of their minds. Cell phones are becoming so advanced that consumers are able to complete multiple tasks ranging from turning their lights off at home to checking their blood pressure. The biggest question that people may have is, “who has access to this data?” Manufactures of the latest technology should increase their security of the technology in phones because it is easy for a hacker to get that information.

Consumer guides defines a smart phone as “handheld electronic device that has features of both a mobile phone and a computer”. The security issue of malware in smartphones has been an ongoing problem but the most important security issue in smartphones today is the data over collection by the apps in the smartphones. More than the information you store, the modern day devices also use your biometrics like fingerprints and voice recognition systems which is the collection of certain voice characteristics for the purpose of recognizing an individual currently implicates a range of laws as found by Stacey Grey,

The increasing capabilities of today’s digital tools can create harmful effects and habits on humanity. These days everyone has a smartphone or computer with increasingly powerful technology. It is truly impressive how far this technology has come just in the past several years; but is it all as beneficial as advertized? With all the apps and accessories that come with these powerful machines, it is easy for our generation to take advantage and abuse the privileges associated with having these devices.

During 2003 to 2009, the proportion of U.S. adults actually living in cell phone-only households has increased by more than 700%, and this number is continuing to increase. It is estimated that currently 3 in 10 U.S. households have cell phones only and not landlines. (CDC, 2013). So many people these days depend on cell phones for communications which makes it important to understand the security risks everyone is facing. Cell phone communication is by far secure, but the risks depend on a multitude of things such as the different interception points they pass, usage of the device itself, and the habits of the user.

Smart phones are used for social networking, web browsing, online banking and many more. They also possess unique features of a mobile phone such as SMS, GPS and ubiquitous access. The functionality and popularity of smart phones, make them target of malicious activities. Section II talks about user perception of Smart phone security. Section III gives a brief overview of incentives to targeting mobiles. Section IV and V talk about few ways of attacking smart phone and measure to prevent/detect them and finally Section V picture the mobile malware timeline.

With mobile device usage on the rise, the security of any given Edu Corp employee’s mobile device is considered essential. With continuous concerns regarding both privacy and security, Edu Corp has established a strict, comprehensive policy in order to protect all Edu Corp employees who chose to utilize mobile devices within the workplace. To date, in the United States, large percentages of people possess some form of mobile device (Anderson, 2015). With a large employee base at Edu Corp, the company considers the privacy and security of every employee utilizing a mobile device to be of a high priority. At Edu Corp, we seek the highest level of safety and security for any individual or group in association with the company, regardless of affiliation with a mobile device.

In the current corporate environment, mobile devices such as mobile phones and tables have a great impact on the business process of companies and how employees can perform and fulfil everyday tasks. Companies are adopting the BYOD (bring your own device) policy for management of these devices. To protect sensitive data, employees, and customer, companies must have a policy in place to enable an effective and secure use of these devices. Using mobile devices without having a clear policy and without defining the company’s valuable assets that need protection is bad business and opens up unnecessary risk.

Everyday more smartphones are sold around the world, nowadays there are about 1 billion smartphones being used in the entire world. Now it is much easier and faster to share information, experiences, pictures and ideas to everyone. We are getting so used to all of these technologies that soon we will not be able to live without them anymore. But sometimes people overuse their devices and this can be very dangerous once you may lose all of your human interaction skills.

Storage of personal data in a mobile phone may lead to unauthorized access. Every technological advancement has its backside. For instance, if one loses their cell phone either by misplacing it or theft, whoever finds it may get to see the information. Alternatively, one may become a crime target because of the nature of information that is on their gadgets. In the recent past, the features of phones have advanced such that they almost work like computers, where data storage is one of the systems in this progress. Sometimes, colleagues and friends handle each other’s phones where one may decide to check out another’s cell features. In case the individual looks into private media such as photos or videos, it leads to a row between them.