How Secure Are Mobile Browsers?
Mobile browsing is expected to overtake desktop use within the next year or so. With this surge of popularity comes security concerns as well. Most computer users have grown accustomed to using browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera and more with very few security problems. So when they use their mobile device, they automatically feel that the browser security carries over to their mobile device. But does it really?
Are mobile browsers as secure as desktop browsers?
A Georgia Tech research team recently completed a study concerning mobile browser security and found several areas of concern. Among the browsers studied were Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Blackberry and others. The researchers used a variety of attacks on security (known as penetration testing) and phishing attempts to determine if the browsers were secure. One vulnerability, display ballooning, made iPhone and iPad browsers, Android mobile browsers and Opera browsers susceptible to password stealing and phishing. The desktop versions of these browsers are not susceptible to the attacks. There are other vulnerabilities as well, but in most cases the desktop version of the browsers was not vulnerable to the same attacks.
What does this new research mean for users in the cloud? Vulnerabilities that are exploited within mobile browsers can lead to much larger problems, especially for lawyers whom are dealing with sensitive and confidential data. Apps are generally more secure as many are implemented with automatic encryption and other security methods. And a secure cloud backup service such as cloudHQ can keep your data safe in case you happen to be one of the unlucky few that have their security breached due to exploited vulnerabilities in mobile browsers.
Users wishing to perform their own security checks can hire an IT consultant or step up to the future- cloud-based penetration testing with CloudCracker. CloudCracker is a SaaS (Software as a Service) application that will perform security testing on your network, at a fairly low price as well.
What does this new research mean for users in the cloud? Vulnerabilities that are exploited within mobile browsers can lead to much larger problems, especially for lawyers whom are dealing with sensitive and confidential data. Apps are generally more secure as many are implemented with automatic encryption and other security methods. And a secure cloud backup service such as cloudHQ can keep your data safe in case you happen to be one of the unlucky few that have their security breached due to exploited vulnerabilities in mobile browsers.
Users wishing to perform their own security checks can hire an IT consultant or step up to the future- cloud-based penetration testing with CloudCracker. CloudCracker is a SaaS (Software as a Service) application that will perform security testing on your network, at a fairly low price as well.
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