Managing mobile device security in critical infrastructure sectors

Abstract

Information security in critical infrastructure sectors has become a crucial issue in recent years. A drastic increase of mobile device usage for accessing to corporate networks could expose the critical systems to major security risks. The paper provides an overview of research and practice trends in mobile device security focusing on critical infrastructure. This includes access control, next-generation firewall, BYOD control mechanism, and BYOD management and policy. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability issues related on the research and practice trends are discussed, followed by the conclusion. Copyright is held by the owner/author(s).