A Conceptual Framework for Mobile Security Supporting Enterprises in Adopting Mobility

Nowadays enterprises demand mobility and flexibility of their employees as inevitable success factors. Integrating mobile devices, namely smartphones and tablets, into the enterprise gives the employees the ability to work more productively. However, this integration has also brought new security challenges and risks. Despite all the advantages of mobility, many enterprises continue to be doubtful about it due to security concerns. Mobile devices are exposed to wide range of threats that have to be countered. Simply porting information security standards from notebooks, and server domains to mobile devices is unlikely to be effective. Thus, from an enterprise point of view, security levels are unclear on mobile devices. Generally, a high level of security might be attained on mobile devices by setting a high level of restrictions. On the other hand, this might minimize user acceptance and satisfaction factors. To address the issues mentioned above, a conceptual framework that supports enterprises in adopting Mobile Enterprise Applications is proposed.