Dark Reading sheds some light on the subject
Things are moving at a pretty fast clip; don't get caught unawares:
What took 15 years to evolve with the desktop machine is happening practically overnight in mobile handsets - Dark Reading
An attractive target
Smartphones are such an attractive target because the information stored on them can be easily sold for profit. We are talking information like:
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GPS location
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E-mail
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Personal information
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And whatever else you have on your smartphone
The favorite method of attack
Have you downloaded an app recently? More and more, the preferred method of infecting a smartphone is through infected apps downloaded from legitimate app stores and websites.
Resources
I've gathered a short list of resources to help you learn more about protecting yourself, and even download some free software for your smartphone.
- http://www.scancomplete.com/list/handheld-mobile-security/1
- https://www.mylookout.com/
- http://www.sizzledcore.com/2010/06/11/norton-smartphone-security-for-android-remote-lock-call-blocking-anti-malware/
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http://news.techworld.com/security/8889/smartphone-trojans-discover-profit-motive/
- http://smallbizlink.monster.com/training-technology/articles/754-growing-number-of-android-malware-prompts-google-move
- (Update: 25Mar11): Mobile Malware: How to Protect Yourself and Keep Your Information Safe (my Google Knol)
Posted on Mon, June 14, 2010
by John Wright
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