Overview on Mobile Cloud Computing security issues [articol]

Abstract

Mobile Cloud Computing, the combination of mobile devices with Cloud Computing services. It brings several advantages to the devices with low resources; advantages that lead to the development of rich functionality applications. The security issues in Mobile Cloud Computing can be classified as follows: mobile threats and cloud threats. The main purpose of these menaces is to steal personal data (e.g. credit card numbers, passwords, contact database, calendar, location) or to exploit mobile device resources. This paper is an overview on Mobile Cloud Computing security issues.