Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security

Download or read book Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security written by Wayne Jansen and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cell phones and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) have become indispensable tools for today¿s highly mobile workforce. Small and relatively inexpensive, these devices can be used not only for voice calls, simple text messages, and Personal Information Management (PIM), but also for many functions done at a desktop computer. While these devices provide productivity benefits, they also pose new risks. This document is intended to assist organizations in securing cell phones and PDAs. More specifically, this document describes in detail the threats faced by organizations that employ handheld devices and the measures that can be taken to counter those threats.