Review on Post: "Growing threat from mobile malware"

(review source: http://ecommerze.blogspot.com/search/label/Internet%20Security)

Mobile malware is indeed a threat for mobile users, even though the malware is not so threatening compare to computer malware. The mobile malwares “are around 20 years behind those plaguing PCs now, according to a security company chief” (CNET News.com, September 2007).

The history of mobile malware generally started from June 2004 with the release of Cabir. Since that time, the rate of growth has consistently sent the message that mobile malware is emerging as a legitimate threat. To date, most of the malware targeting mobile devices has been proof of concept code written to call attention to potential threats. However, there are a few examples of code written to cause serious damage, stealing of data, eavesdrop on conversations, and incurring additional charges on customer accounts.
In September 2007, McAfee's Avert Labs released a whitepaper discussing the ways hackers might attack Windows Mobile-based smartphones. The greatest threats lie in 7 areas:
-Text messages
-Contacts
-Video
-Phone transcriptions
-Call records
-Documentation
-Buffer overflows
For more information, go to

http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS4876519484.html

Most analysts predict that the growing power, functionality, and popularity of smartphones may make mobile platforms an irresistible target for malware authors by the end of 2007. The increasing threat will need to be solved even though it is still not so threatening. But in a few years, mobile malware may evolve, and may turn into like those affecting computers. The wireless industry can begin defending against mobile threats now by creating resilient infrastructures which are content aware, educating users, and implementing technical safeguards on mobile devices.