Information Security in the 21st Century - Smart Phones in Focus

Abstract

The 21st century's knowledge-based society has more and more opportunities to collect and share information with others by info-communication tools. In addition, one can do a lot of activities online, which has several benefits, but the disadvantages shall also be considered. It is further undermining the security-conscious behavior that people can connect to the internet through smart phone, when they are not at home or in a safe place. These tools have become indispensable for individuals, so the purpose of this paper is to call attention to the various dangers connected to smart phones, the importance of data and the privacy of the public, which would develop security-conscious thinking.