IT Security/Host/Mobile

This lesson covers mobile security.

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the mobile security portion of Security+ certification include:

Summarize mobile security concepts and technologies.

• Device security
  • Full device encryption
  • Remote wiping
  • Lockout
  • Screen-locks
  • GPS
  • Application control
  • Storage segmentation
  • Asset tracking
  • Inventory control
  • Mobile device management
  • Device access control
  • Removable storage
  • Disabling unused features
• Application security
  • Key management
  • Credential management
  • Authentication
  • Geo-tagging
  • Encryption
  • Application whitelisting
  • Transitive trust/authentication
• BYOD concerns
  • Data ownership
  • Support ownership
  • Patch management
  • Antivirus management
  • Forensics
  • Privacy
  • On-boarding/off-boarding
  • Adherence to corporate policies
  • User acceptance
  • Architecture/infrastructure considerations
  • Legal concerns
  • Acceptable use policy
  • On-board camera/video

Multimedia

1. YouTube: Mobile Device Security - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 4.2
2. YouTube: Mobile Application Security - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 4.2
3. YouTube: Mobile BYOD Concerns - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 4.2