Key security risks in mobile cloud computing: a literature review

Abstract

Mobile cloud computing is expanding among mobile device users, providing a platform for their services within these devices. This paper exposes the main security risks that exist in mobile cloud computing, developing and describing the following: data security, device security, mobile network security and cloud security, determinants of information theft and authentication vulnerability; the main risks faced by mobile cloud computing are presented, however many more vulnerabilities exist and are provided for future readers’ research.