September
17, 2012
CNN
Money
David Goldman
Cyber
attacks are becoming increasingly common in the daily world because more and
more people use the Internet for online purchases. At what point will hackers start to focus on smart phone
traffic to monitor? Up until now
there have been very few if any reports of hacking smart phones but some
experts think that will rapidly change.
Cnn experts believe the reason for this delay in hacking is due to the
ease of gaining access to windows computers. In David Goldmans article “Your Smart Phone Will Eventually
Be Hacked”; he believes that it is only a matter of time before computer
experts will be gaining access to your smart phone. Taking over your credit card activity at this day and age is
easier by gaining access to your computer than bothering with cellular
devices.
In
my opinion, not enough people use their phones to make online purchases; it is
still easier to just sit down at any computer and pay. Until purchasing on smart phones is
made easier, people will continue to use their laptop or desk computer. The new iphone 5 may be the change in
the market that influences people to start purchasing on their phones and
tablets. Many improvements are
made, a larger viewing screen, and “passbook”. Maybe the introduction of this new iphone will be the push
need for people to increase mobile purchases on their phone. The new built in app “Passport” “Passbook keeps things like
airline boarding passes, movie tickets, and gift cards all in one place.
Everything’s there — ready for scanning — right from your iPhone. You’ll
find Passbook-enabled apps on the App Store. And you can get gift cards and
more from participating merchants.” With the ability to easier store gift cards on your
phone, many more people will start buying items from their ipads and iphones
more frequently and open the availability to being hacked.
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