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A Brief Smartphone History

Believe it or not, the very first touchscreen phone was first released in 1992 and was named the IBM Simon. It was also known as the first “smartphone“, although the term would not be coined until 1995. There were quite a few other competitors in the same field, but those mobile devices with touchscreens were more like PDAs. Fast forward to 2007 and we see the Apple iPhone. And a little after that, in October 2008, the first Android smartphone was released in the form of the T-mobile G1.

With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility

After the smartphone was introduced to the world, there was immediate hype that followed. The simple regular wireless phones were far outdated with this one seemingly minor change and jump in technology. But with so many more functionalities also came some new-found issues. These issues were usually reserved for the desktops and computers of the world, but with computing power in your pocket comes computing like issues. With your mobile device having much more capabilities, it also came with more vulnerabilities such as mobile data security. Just like you run the risk of having your computer hacked, you now began to run the same risk on your phone. This problem was furthermore exponentially increased with the amount of applications that were released for the mobile devices, compounding the issue even further.

The Exemplary Android Device Example

With the increasing popularity of Android devices comes the addition of more mobile app developers. And with the addition of all new wide variety of apps comes the addition of that many more Android app permissions. What these permissions consist of is asking for the authority to use or interact with different parts and software of your mobile device. You would think that the majority of these permissions are harmless, but they can actually add to the vulnerability and security of your mobile devices wireless functionalities. For more information on mobile security, also known as “wireless security” can be found here. The aforementioned article comes packed with information from polls done by IT professionals, so you know it is some good info.

Loss Prevention At A Smartphone Near You

The margin and variety of the kinds of permissions that are requested by the multitude of mobile apps available have grown to a nearly uncountable number. That being said, you may want to be a bit more thorough when you decide to download an application. Make sure you know exactly what it is that the mobile app is asking of you and decide if it is worth the risk. Many app developers may not add security vulnerabilities to your device. However, these kind of security breaches can also occur because of a crack in the code of the mobile application. For this reason, there is now something called Data Loss Prevention (DLP) to further secure sensitive information that can be stolen from any kind of wireless device, including laptops and smartphones.






