-

Week Ten: Mobile Devices

The weekly Objective for this week topics included the following aspects:

·         Define Operating Systems (OS) used with mobile devices.

·         Comparing hardware components used with mobile devices and laptops

·         Discussion how to configure, secure, synchronize, and troubleshoot mobile devices that use different operating systems.

·         Trouble shooting common mobile device issues.

·         Explain basic mobile device security.

·         Describe typical mobile device security and application troubleshooting issues.

It wasn’t long ago when mobile devices were only known to be used by few percent of the world populations. Forward to today, that isn’t the case anymore, and thanks to the innovation technology.

The operating system of a mobile device is completely different from the desktop operation. According to Meyers, “mobile devices are packed with tightly integrated hardware, aren’t designed to be upgraded by their users, and come with mobile-oriented operating systems.”

There is quite a similarity between hardware components used with mobile devices and laptops. Such similarity has to do with the facts that both have Graphical User Interface (GUI), Central Processing Unit (CPU), Apps (Applications), and many more. For example, Android smartphones come with the following three CPU: ARM, ARM64, and x86, and amount the three, the ARM is the simples of all because “it is properly optimized for battery consumption.”

Mobile devices can be configurated to meet users’ desires, and preferences. An example will be activating certain features and while deactivating others. Most mobile devices are manufactured with special types of security software protection without the users having to install one. Other than Apple iOS, Android devices give users the option for installing their only secure software. There are many different, similarity ways for troubleshooting devices with different OS, and they the following simple tasks that users can perform themself:

·         Check and Adjust Configuration

/Setting.

·         Close Running Apps.

·         Soft Reset.

·         Uninstall/Reinstall Apps.

·         Reset to Factory Default.

 

There are many others troubleshooting tasks that can be perform that aren’t being discuss here. Users can figure out some of the troubleshooting tasks on their own simply by searching the Internet. Just like desktop and laptop computers needing some forms of security applications to prevent from be hack, so as mobile devices. Security your mobile device will require these tools: Multifactor Authentication, Biometric Authentication, and Authenticator Applications. Downloading and installing Apps from a trusted sources like, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Apple is far better rather than from a none trusted sources. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

-
 Threats to Cloud Security.   Cloud computing is on the rise and becoming popular in the public and business enterprises sector. Many CSPs (Cloud Service Providers) like, Microsoft Azure, AWS (Amazon Web Service), and GCP (Google Cloud Platform) are offering their clients and users the opportunity to migrate the operations to the cloud by subscribing services () that fits their operation needs. There are many activities involved with migrating to the cloud that are important for the public and business enterprises to understand before making such leap (migrate). Speaking of migrating, the term security is one of the most critical aspects that concerns cybersecurity team members, and all proper measures must be taken seriously. The uprising of cyber threats to cloud computing increases by the day just as cloud computing becomes more and more popular. The following are lists of threats to cloud security: 1.       Data Breach - regardless o...
Week One: Safety and Professionalism

CompTIA Network+: Network Management & Infrastructure

-
 Week One: Entry Blog. Hello to all, my name is Edward Cooper, and I was born and raised in Monrovia, Liberia, Africa. I came to the United States, November of 1996, and I reside in the beautiful state of New Jersey. I love working with different types of technologies and I just got through building a brand-new Personal Computer last month as I was pursuing my certification in Comp & Network Security Fund (CompTIA Security+), and Comp & Hardware and Software Mgmt. (CompTIA A+). I am currently taking a class in both Computer Server Environments (CompTIA Server+), and Network Mgmt. & Infrastructure (CompTIA Network+). Other than Windows Server that I have had some experiences (installed and configured) working with, I have not had experience with other vendors’ server platforms.   Speaking of server, I have some experience when it come to computer networking and I was able to build a home network (LAN) with four computers, Windows server, routers hubs, and a sw...
Week One: Safety and Professionalism
-
 Week Six: Internet Protocol version Six (IPv6). This week six topic focused on the fundamental concepts of Internet Protocol version six (IPv6), describing IPv6 practices, and the implementation of Pv6 in a Transmission Control Protocol/ Interprotocol (TCP/IP) network design. The Internet Protocol version four (IPv4) was developed for the purpose of assigning Internet Protocol addresses. IPv4 was developed to handled IP addresses for the foreseeable future, unfortunately, it turned out that wasn’t the case as the traffic (more computers became available in homes and smaller businesses) on the air wave begin too much to handle.  The IPv6 was developed as the replacement for IPv4. IPv6 comes with tremendous benefits that IPv4 didn’t had, and one of those benefits that IPv6 come with has to do with its pool of unlimitedly IP address. IPv4 is stay in used at this current moment as IPv6 translation begin slowly into replacing IPv4. There is no comparison whatsoever between IPv4 an...
Week One: Safety and Professionalism