Mobile Devices Evolution and Revolution: A Cause for Security Concern

Today’s mobile phones are considered as fashion gadgets, communication devices, personal organisers and are rapidly moving toward becoming personal computers. The devices, networks and operating systems are getting ever sophisticated, while the price of devices and network connection is falling rapidly. This has increased the span of mobile users and ability to explore the limitation of the devices for the hackers and crackers. The current authentication mechanism and lack of security tools (such as the lack of good antivirus) should be considered critically and measures should be put in place for the near future. The paper looks at development in mobile technology and revises mobile industry improvements, with regards to security implications and attempts to provide some solutions. Keyword: Mobile devices, security, GSM, Bluetooth technology, authentication and Agents.