Mobile security education on portable labs

Mobile computing has become extremely popular in our daily lives [1] and hence it is an important platform for software developers. Mobile platforms enable students to learn in a modern context when they are used as teaching tools in Computer Science (CS) or Information Technology (IT) education. Meanwhile, mobile security is an important topic in security curricula partly due to the popularity of consumer mobile devices and a shift in computing landscape towards mobile devices´ apps development. Due to the rapid demand and popularity of mobile devices [2-3], the security of mobile computing is vital to the growing army of users and for the future of our social, economic and political systems. Hence, it is important and needed to develop hands-on learning materials on mobile security that produce a well-educated and trained workforce, who understands the many concerns of security, privacy, integrity and reliability, and is able to develop strong protection mechanisms and apply fundamental principles and best practices in solving real world problems [4-6]. Many colleges and universities are developing and offering courses on mobile programming and development. However, pedagogical materials based on real world applications running on a portable isolated network are still in infant stage.