Business risks and security assessment for mobile devices

Technology advances over the past decade have elevated business risk from mobile devices to an unparalleled high. The relationships between security, business risks, and their corresponding costs are increasingly complex. Corporate security measures have lagged behind the need for protection. Bottom line security relies on the individual business professional is ethics and diligence in protecting confidential corporate, market, and customer information. This paper identifies and compares the various business risks, assesses prevalent security solutions, and analyzes the total cost of corporate mobile technology.