21st Century Learning and Teaching

While it is widely understood that mobile devices are more than just phones – they are a lifeline to the outside world, entertainment platform, GPS system, little black book and a shopping and banking tool – it’s lesser known that these devices are also gateways. Mobile devices can be used by a hacker as an access point into many other aspects of your digital life as well the lives of others in your network, making mobile security about more than just protecting your phone.

Hackers can use your mobile device as an access point to data that have historically been exclusively stored to your laptop or desktop, such as social network and bank accounts. One of the most harmful (and popular) mobile threats has to do with apps. Installing apps from unknown or untrusted sources like apps outside the official Google Play Market could allow hackers to steal sensitive and private information stored on your mobile device including passwords, photos, contacts and location data.

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Gust MEES

Critical Thinking: "While it is widely understood that mobile devices are more than just phones", really!?? Most people still think that it is ONLY a phone, but in reality it is a mini computer with phone capabilities! And any computer is vulnerable and at risk!!!

Check out also:

- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/visual-it-securitypart2-your-computer-as-a-possible-cyber-weapon/

Especially check the video under this topic "Ever thought about that your smartphone is also a computer with phone capabilities?" to understand!

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Read more, a MUST:

http://blogs.mcafee.com/consumer/mobile-devices-the-gateway-for-hackers-to-your-digital-identity?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Digital identity & citizenship is an essential part of a relevant education, and of a connected life, in the 21st century. Here are the 5 best resources for learning about digital identity. These websites/documents are useful to parents and teachers interested in learning more about digital ethics, cyberbullying and netiquette:

Read more:

http://www.techwithintent.com/2012/08/the-5-best-resources-for-learning-about-digital-identity/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TechWithIntention+%28Technology+with+Intention%29