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===''' Mobile Security Threats '''===
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<br>According to the Sophos Threat Report for 2008 [1], there are approximately 200 malware threats for mobile phones, compared to over 300,000 for Windows. The risk of being infected on a mobile phone is tiny in comparison. Nevertheless, the mobile malware threat has been growing steadily over the last few years and more businesses are now looking to secure confidential data against potential attacks at all endpoints. Ultimately the main vulnerability on any system is the user and Sophos expects to see messages sent to mobile users luring them to fake webpages on which they will be instructed to enter confidential data, in just the same way that desktop email users are trapped.
 
<br>IT managers should not only be looking to protect their PDAs and mobile phones from malware, but also be investigating data encryption and access control. It is also wise to invest in user education on how to safely browse online. Those with mobile devices need to understand that many of the web threats affect them as well, regardless of the device or operating system they are using. [1]
 
<br> Nevertheless, according to claims of Kaspersky Labs, mobile phone malware is developing ten times the rate as PC malware. [2] The security firm's report, Evolution of Mobile Malware, shows there are now 31 families of mobile viruses affecting smartphones, PDAs and Wi-Fi devices. These families have spawned 170 variants.
 
<br> The report finds that although phones are at less of a risk from malware than PCs, users tend also to be less security conscious, making themselves open to attack. The report's author Alexander Gostev said: "It may be that mobile worms are spreading so fast because an average mobile phone user is less security aware than an average Internet user. [2] "On the other hand, even long-time mobile users treat mobile malware as a problem which hasn't happened yet, or believe that it's not an issue which really concerns them." The report highlights the problem that smartphones can be at risk in any crowded place.
 
<br> Spread via Bluetooth or MMS, Mobile malware's long list of functions include sending SMS messages, infecting files, providing remote access to smartphones, blocking memory cards, stealing data, and installing other malicious programs.
"Without doubt, mobile malware is the most quickly evolving type of malicious code, and clearly still has great potential for further evolution," Mr Gostev added. [2] Still, a lot of hacking attacks actually have very little to do with technology, but with vulnerabilities of the human operating the device. So it is perfectly possible right now for users of any of these mobile devices to receive spammed phishing messages, follow the link and enter their confidential data. [1] The trend toward making mission-critical data available to mobile users is just starting and will grow rapidly, Lamb said.[3] Some of the factors contributing to that growth will also benefit hackers, he added.
 
For instance, mobile devices now have multiple ways of connecting to IP networks, such as third-generation (3G) technologies and Wi-Fi. And virtually all mobile devices now support Bluetooth, which is one of the primary ways that hackers get into mobile devices, he said. Illicit access initiated via Bluetooth include the so-called Bluejacking and Bluesnarfing gambits, in which hackers use Bluetooth to send malicious text or multimedia messages or invite innocent users to partake in unsafe services. So far, though, these and other threats have been annoying but not serious, involving things such as propagation of the threat using addresses in the device's address book. But these problems are only a prelude to what's to come, Lamb said [3]. The bottom line is that the threats to mobile devices will soon be as dangerous and as common as threats to desktop computers and servers. There are five reasons why:
<br>1)New apps and mobile advertising
<br>2)Operating systems are coalescing
<br>3)Hardware platforms are coalescing
<br>4)The rise of unified communications
<br>5)Better battery life
 
 
===Sources===
<br>1)http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=5747
<br>2)http://www.onestopclick.com/news/Kaspersky-raises-mobile-security-threat_17750137.html
<br>3)http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132420-c,onlinesecurity/article.html
 
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<p align="right">''Go back to [[Next_generation_mobile_devices_2015]]''</p>

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