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Security Awareness: Mobile Devices

by Jason Helmick

Phones have evolved to be portable computing devices that contain a tremendous amount of information about our personal and work life. The data contained on your phone, tablet, or whatever future device you may have is a target for criminals.

What you'll learn

The evolution of the cell phone offered us mobility with the ability to still communicate with family and with co-workers in the office. In this course, Security Awareness: Mobile Devices, you'll learn how to protect your business and yourself by gaining knowledge of mobile device attacks. First, you'll delve into how to identify those specific attacks. Next, you’ll explore how to stop from becoming a victim of these types of attacks. Finally, you'll discover how to be more proactive in avoiding a mobile device attack. When you’re finished with this course, you'll have the required skills and knowledge of security awareness needed to protect against mobile device attacks.

About the author

Jason Helmick is an author for Pluralsight. His IT career spans more than 25 years or enterprise consulting on a variety of technologies, with a focus on strategic IT business planning. He’s a highly successful IT author, columnist, lecturer, and instructor, specializing in automation practices for the IT pro. Jason is a leader in the IT professional community, and serves as board member and COO/CFO of PowerShell.Org. Jason’s publications include Learn Windows IIS in a Month of Lunches, and he h... more

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