期刊名称:Journal of International Technology and Information Management
印刷版ISSN:1941-6679
出版年度:2016
卷号:25
期号:3
页码:27-52
出版社:California State University, San Bernardino
摘要:The explosive growth and rapid proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices that access data over communication networks has necessitated advocating and implementing security constraints for the purpose of abetting safe computing. Remote data access using mobile devices is particularly popular among students at institutions of higher education. To ensure safe harbor for constituents, it is imperative for colleges and universities to establish, disseminate, and enforce mobile device security artifacts, where artifacts is defined as policies, procedures, guidelines or other documented or undocumented protocols. The purpose of this study is to explore the existence of, specific content of, and the general current state of published mobile device artifacts at higher education institutions. Results show that such artifacts are only sparsely available through public university websites, and even when available, rarely address mobile device security specifically.