What are the five main reasons for the increase in threats to mobile devices? In your opinion, can anything be done to help reduce the threat to mobile devices?

What will be an ideal response?


A strong answer will include the following:
Reason 1: The increase in smartphones has led to a significant drop in the prices users pay and a substantial increase in the number of smartphones people own.
Reason 2: Malware intrusion has mainly concentrated on Android devices due to their open source technology.
Reason 3: Smartphone users are storing much information on their devices, including financial information, credit card numbers, usernames and passwords, pictures, etc.
Reason 4: Smartphone hardware has become increasingly sophisticated.
Reason 5: Programming software for smartphones is similar to that of PCs.

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What will be an ideal response?

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What will be an ideal response?

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