Concerns around HTML5:

Broad adoption of HTML5 is currently slow; this means that the HTML5 standard will be modified to increase adoption speed. While organisations build new mobile apps, they should understand that there probably will be future rework. But I think this is better than creating device lock-in applications by building applications for specific devices (Costello and Prohaska, 2013).

HTML5 is a more effective and safer tool for delivering web content than previous versions. But like all new web technologies it introduces security risk factors. Risk factors like the new JavaScript capabilities that give more access to clients’ computer resources.  This means that geolocation, local resource, and local databases access can result in new geoprivacy and data leakage issues (Zhang, 2012). Integration that HTML5 has with web browsing devices offers new capabilities like access to the microphone, webcam and location awareness. These risk factors needs to be understood by the Organisations’ to make sure their clients’ are not compromised (James Lyne, HTML5 and Security on the new WEB).

References

Costello, T., and Prohaska, B. (2013). 2013 Trends and Strategies. IT Professional, 15(1), 64-64.

 

James Lyne, HTML5 and Security on the new WEB (Dec. 2011), http://www.sophos.com/medialibrary/PDFs/other/sophosHTMLSandsecurity.pdf. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

 

Maine, K. (2011, September 30). Percentage of web sites using HTML5. http://www.binvisions.com/articles/how-many-percentage-websites-using-HTML5. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

 

Zhang, H. (2012). Preparing for HTML5 Capabilities and Threats. ISACA Journal, 6, 49.