INFORMATION SECURITY STRATEGY ON MOBILE DEVICE BASED eGOVERNMENT

Mobile devices today are an important equipment to support daily activities. Nowadays, people generally tend to use mobile devices as it has several advantages, namely: universality, usability, high efficiency, economy and individuation. Mobile devices will become a major channel for eGovernment implementation in the future. In line with the increasing number of information presented as well as the services offered by the government, the greater the challenges of information security are. The exchange of information that happens should be supported by a good security mechanism. However, when discussing on security issues, the opposite matters are matters related to convenience. This paper discusses some aspects of eGovernment as well as solutions to the challenges of information security issues when implementing a mobile device as a communication channel. There are four things that are offered as a solution to information security strategy to keep a balance between security and convenience, namely: selection of data and services, the appropriate policy, adoption of technology and the human education aspect.