Learning Mobile Security with Labware

As smart mobile devices become increasingly popular, so do the incentives for attackers. Mobile devices´ prevalence and mobile threats´ rapid growth have resulted in a shortage of mobile-security personnel. We need educational activities to promote mobile-security education and meet the emerging industry and education needs. However, mobile security is a relatively weak area in most schools´ computing curriculum. To remedy this, educators are exploring an approach to mobile-security education that exploits the benefits of mobile devices and best practices in information security education. The approach aims to promote students´ interests and increase their self-efficacy. To improve student learning, the educators developed a collection of labware using Android devices and tested it in classroom settings.