In order to avoid the hefty startup costs involved in building your own, your company might tap the services of a wireless service provider or settle for your carrier's gateway. Integrated security Improvements in the WAP specification will provide better end-toend encryption capability, from the handset to the server. Previously, during the decryption and re-encryption process of transporting data through the gateway, information was left momentarily exposed in memory. Although the risk was minimal, it nonetheless presented the potential for a security breach. For companies building financial or e-commerce applications, the need for complete privacy is paramount.
Access control is another area of concern.
The best theft deterrents won't work if you leave your keys in the ignition. Companies should create a security policy that requires employees to account for the whereabouts of their wireless devices on a frequent basis, and they should establish procedures for swiftly deactivating any device reported missing. Security and device identification create a great opportunity for personalizing the delivery of applications and content. Personalization provides an essential advantage for circumventing the awkward data entry screens of wireless devices. A properly deployed identification scheme will enable delivery of targeted, user-specific data, even presented through a portal interface that will help reduce the number of transmissions required to reach a necessary application.