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Assignment #1

Read the following article and answer the following questions in a brief summary. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using your smartphone as a replacement for your physical wallet? Do you think that consumers will embrace the idea of a smartphone digital wallet? What are the barriers to widespread use of NFC technology for payments? (HALF PAGE)

Article Linked: http://allthingsd.com/20130218/nfc-what-you-need-to-know/



Assignment #2

The popularity of BYOD (which stands for bring your own device) where a business allows employees to use personally-owned mobile devices at work, means that employees are gaining access to company networks and possibly storing sensitive corporate information on a personal device. How can BYOD threaten corporate security?

Read the article titled The BYOD Mobile Security Threat Is Real to learn about the challenges to corporate security posed by employee-owned mobile devices.

 Article Linked: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2497138/mobile-apps/the-byod-mobile-security-threat-is-real.html

Summarize what you learned about the threats to corporate data and security that can result from a BYOD policy. Include recommendations that you think should be included in a BYOD policy at work. (HALF PAGE)