Smartphones provide access to a tremendous amount of sensitive information related to business, such as customer contacts, financial data, and intranet networks. If any of this information were to fall into the wrong hands, whether via malicious software or because a device is lost or stolen, it could have a devastating effect on the company.
New smartphones professionals such as the Apple iPhone or the Blackberry RIM offer powerful features. They allow mobile professionals (as well as ordinary users) to stay connected to their email, calendars, intranets and other tools of everyday life.
As each new and even more for a new technology market meeting a great success and a lot of money relating to manufacturers, the market may become interesting for cybercriminals.
Cyber hackers have not been slow to start in the footsteps of smartphone users to disseminate new attacks and hack companies. Sales of smartphones reached 174 million units in 2009, against 151 million in 2008, an increase of 15%. So it's really time to educate smartphone users, whether casual users or professionals.
