Military mobile apps useful, but security threats loom | ZDNet
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Military mobile apps help increase a solders situational awareness in the middle of a warzone, which could in turn save lives, noted Neil Dave, consulting analyst for aerospace and defense at Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific. Mobile applications with blueprints or maps of surrounding regions can heighten their situational awareness, enabling them to efficiently engage in warfare and minimize causalities in their team, Dave explained. According to reports last week, the Korean government is developing nine battlefield applications for Samsung and other Android-based smartphones, and regards mobile software as assets to the countrys armed forces. According to Dan Stickel, CEO of security firm Metaforic, malware can also lie dormant and unnoticed on the device until a predetermined time or when a signal is received. He said sensitive information should be placed in isolated and protective folders within the smartphone to prevent data hacks in the event the device is stolen or suffers attacks from malware or other viruses.
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