Microsoft has announced its Surface tablets, due out late this year, at a time when security is a growing concern for users of mobile devices. What are some of the concerns of mobile device users?...

Mobile commerce (M-Commerce) refers to all kind of electronic transactions done via mobile phone. Mobile commerce has bought a big revolution and enterprises can improve and widen their market reach and simultaneously can cut down the cost by reaping the benefits of M-Commerce, but with the intensive use of Mobile commerce the security concerns have also surfaced, few of the major security concerns are addressed below:-
The most frequently seen mobile device security threats are:
· Loss and Theft :- Portability of mobile devices allows uninterrupted access to business and personal information or data but this portability had lead to a grave security concern as once the device is lost all the data is lost, device is always at risk but the more potent threat is that data like bookmarked bank accounts with passwords, contacts tagged with pictures and addresses tagged with a contact, social media accounts, pre-connected email accounts, reserved photos, and other sensitive data are also under threat moreover mobile devices are being used for work related functions, hence mobile loss can also lead to devastating business data loss as it exposes intellectual property, secured employee and client/customer information and other enterprise data to fraud elements.
· Malware: - Mobile device malware like viruses, Trojans, spyware, worms are on rise as most mobile platforms do not have mechanisms to detect malware. Malware can cause loss of personal or confidential data, which may lead to additional service charges as malware can send SMS or can make phone calls in the background and in worst case, can make the device unusable....