While recent news clearly indicates that the mobile landscape is the next frontier of attack for malware and 'badware' writers, at least one mobile service provider doesn't believe that anti-virus and anti-spyware remedies should be automatically housed on mobile handsets as a primary defense. In fact, Verizon Wireless doesn't believe customers have to install any antivirus on phones at this point and says network security technology, such as scanners, is the best way to prevent mobile security problems. Obviously security vendors are itching to hit the cell phone device market and some pundits believe it's only a matter of time before that phone or personal data device is housing as many security tools as today's PCs.
For more on securing mobile devices:
- read this News.com article [1]
Links:
[1] http://news.com.com/Antivirus+look+to+get+locked+into+cells/2100-7349_3-6042745.html?tag=nefd.lede