By DOUG TSURUOKA
Smart phones and other mobile devices remain vulnerable to hacker attacks, and Apple products in one way more than most, says Daniel Hoffman, an executive in the computer security business.

Apple hasn’t developed adequate software to protect and encrypt (scramble so that only authorized folks can read the data) core components of its new iPad tablet computer, Hoffman says. He’s chief technology officer for privately held SMobile Systems, a Columbus, Ohio-based company that provides security software applications for mobile devices.

Hoffman, of course, has a vested interest in noting such possible security weaknesses. Still, he says, it shouldn’t detract from his point that more users need to understand that all mobile devices — including Apple’s iPad and iPhone — must be protected in the same manner as PCs.

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