Legal Remedies for Securing the Mobile Enterprise

Abstract

The Mobile Enterprise must be alert to the potential threats posed by hackers, virus and worm writers as well as warchalkers and wardrivers and take steps to secure itself. This paper reviews the impact of attacks on the wireless and networked communication systems in a legal and security context with a view to formulating technical and legal policy suggestions for technologists, scientists, managers and government policy makers. To assist in addressing these problems, the researchers present a modified Mobile Enterprise Security and Legal (MELS) Framework, which has been revised for this paper. It is adapted from the Network Security Wheel, the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) Security model and sets out four legal questions that must be addressed if the enterprise is under attack. This paper outlines the types of threats that impact on the mobile enterprise and illustrates the reactions from international and national legal communities.