Cyber Threats on Mobile Devices

Author

Dennis Hogarth; Howard Deane

Organization

Consumers Council of Canada (CCC)

Published

2013

Summary

The smartphone is a powerful, eminently capable, useful and productive mobile device, particularly when paired with a knowledgeable consumer. However, when you pair the average consumer with the emerging dark world of cyber threats the results looks less rosy and more uncertain. The Consumers Council of Canada set out to research this world of smartphones and current and emerging cyber threats with a view to determining their consumer impact, as well as consumers’ awareness and understanding of these threats, how they deal with them, and what can be done to reduce and manage such threats.

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OCA Funded Research
This research received funding support through the Office of Consumer Affairs' Contributions Program.

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Source: Consumer Policy Research Database