SECURITY ISSUES IN MOBILE CLOUD COMPUTING (MCC)

As we all witness the incredible growth of mobile device in past 10 - 15 years. We can see several thousands of mobile applications available in market which runs on different platforms. With this drastic growth of mobile technology there are various characters of mobile technology that impedes them to provide efficient services .Cloud computing has gained significant attention in last few years. Mobile computing is now integrated with cloud computing to harness the advantages of clou d and overcome underlying challenges of mobile devices. After integration of mobile and cloud computing, there are various security issues that need to be addressed while working on cloud environment. This paper describes few security issues and their poss ible solutions in mobile - cloud integration. Also overview of cloud computing including its types, features, applications and hierarchy in discussed.