Usability vs. Security in Mobile Applications

The current state of communications and information technologies allows individuals to create, record and manage a virtual image, which many times is the mirror of a real one. And above this, it can be accessed from the World Wide Web. Despite the advantages, the situation generates security issues regarding social engineering attacks, sensitive and personal data theft because today users doesn’t have a proper education or culture on securing their data. The paper analyses the relation between security and usability in mobile platforms, emphasizing the main security threats and the vulnerabilities that generates them.