21-08-2012, 10:34 AM
Information Security of Remote FileTransfers with Mobile Devices
ABSTRACT
Recent evolution of mobile technologies has opened new use possibilities for mobile devices. At the same time information security problems related tomobile devices have gotten more serious.This study investigated a possibility of remotely and securely transferring files between the mobile device and home computer via the Internet, and theinformation security threats related to this. We constructed a setup for secure remote file management. Security of our construction was evaluated with threat analysis and the file server wastested with security testing tools.Based on the evaluation and testing,thesystemconstruction was considered to be secure when properly used. However, new software vulnerabilitiesare discovered daily also for mobile devices. Therefore, the security of the setup weakens if notupdated frequently. Also, changes made to configuration files by the user, poor management of login information and careless use of devices are problems, which cause information security threats.