Security Risk Minimization for Desktop and Mobile Software Systems. An In-Depth Analysis.

In an extremely rapid growing industry such as the information technology nowadays, continuous and efficient workflows need to be established within any integrated enterprise or consumer software system. Taking into consideration the actual trend of data and information migrating to mobile devices, which have became more than just simple gadgets, the security threats and vulnerabilities of software products have created a new playground for attackers, especially when the system offers cross-platform (desktop and mobile) functionalities and applicability. In this context, the paper proposes an in depth analysis over some of the weaknesses software systems present, providing also a set of solutions for minimizing and mitigating the risks of any solution, be it mobile or desktop. Subsequently, even though consumer and enterprise systems have fundamentally different structures and architectures (due to the different needs of the end user), data loss or information leakage may and will affect any type of machine if proper securization of the systems is not taken into consideration, therefore risk minimization through an in-depth analysis of any integrated software system becomes mandatory and needs extensive care.