Mobile Device Security

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With the 2016 election close as hand, it seems like one of the only things you can’t do on your phone is vote for the next president. That being said there is all kinds of sensitive information that is stored and processed through your smartphone. Your social security number, credit card info, health information, birthdays, and other sensitive information that you would rather not share can be made accessible to people that are looking for it. For example, if you are sitting in a Starbucks and want to check your bank account or purchase an item over their public Wi-Fi you can be putting your personal information at risk. The man sitting in the corner could be writing his own movie script or he could be searching the network looking to steal your personal data if you let him. Another concern is that the information you send over the network may not be encrypted. Data can easily be intercepted if it is transmitted over a wireless connection that isn’t encrypted. This means if you sent an e-mail to the financial aid office at your school over a wireless network that isn’t encrypted, a hacker could easily steal all the information that is normally protected by Fasfa. You essentially possess the sum of human knowledge in your hand and while this makes life more convenient, it also means you need to become more vigilant in your online activities to protect your personal data. To show the importance of this I plan to use an infographic and an illustration which are commonly viewed on mobile devices and styling them in a similar way to mobile format to merge the subject with an appropriate style.

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