Time to tackle mobile malware before history repeats itself
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| F-Secure's latest Internet and mobile security review painted a gloomy
| picture of online criminals able to generate ample funds from their
| exploits to invest in ever more sophisticated tools with which to
| perpetrate their crimes.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13298&Itemid=1054
iPhone is already crackable as well. Linux seems like the only mobile O/S that
is 'on the clear'. The code is visible for review. Diversity might help too,
but it seems like the most secure O/S by inherent design (see below).
Related:
How secure are Linux, Window and Mac OS?
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| Overall it looks like the Linux kernel turns out to be the most
| secure system. Not only does it have virtually no security holes
| that lead to system access, it's also very resilient to remote
| attacks, two areas where both Windows and Mac OS X aren't doing
| very well.
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http://www.masuran.org/node/29
Mobile Security Incidents on the Rise
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| Over two-thirds of mobile operators in Europe that took part in a survey
| said that they detected more than 100 incidents involving mobile
| viruses or mobile spyware in 2006, according to a study by conducted
| by Informa Ltd. for security software developer McAfee Inc.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070216/tc_pcworld/129115
Infected PCs spew malware over 3G connections
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| Much has been written about malware capable of infecting mobile
| phones, but infected PCs spewing regular malware over 3G
| connections might be a more serious problem.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/15/3g_pc_malware/
Windows Mobile flaws could crash phones
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| A security firm has found a pair of security bugs in Microsoft's
| Windows Mobile which, if exploited, could crash phones and other
| devices running the software.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6155141.html
Trend Micro Finds More Windows Mobile Flaws
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| Trend Micro has again discovered flaws related to Windows Mobile.
| Both of the newly found vulnerabilities are flaws in applications
| that ship by default with Microsoft?s mobile device OS.
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http://blog.trendmicro.com/trend-micro-finds-more-windows-mobile-flaws/
How to crash a Windows mobile using MMS
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| Security researchers have released proof-of-concept code that exploits
| vulnerabilities in MMS implementations in mobile phones running
| mobile versions of Windows.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/02/windows_mms_vuln/
Microsoft doesn't deny Windows Mobile flaw
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| Microsoft has refused to deny that the most recent version of
| Windows Mobile leaves data poorly secured on handsets.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39284532,00.htm
Airscanner Vulnerability Summary: Windows Mobile Security Software Fails the
Test
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| Since developers are not in a hurry to keep their users information
| secure... we feel compelled to publish - with exclusivity granted to us
| by author till August 21, 2006 - an article, that reveals various
| problems with Windows Mobile software from various software vendors!
| This article is a "must read" for any serious user of Windows Mobile...
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http://msmobiles.com/news.php/5474.html
Smartphones get a firewall
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| V3 will only run on the latest Windows Mobile 5 and Symbian 9.1
| systems though, the rationale being that as the market grows so
| fast, they will be the bulk of malware-targeted systems very soon.
|
| [...]
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| The Windows release is out now and the Symbian one will follow early in
| 2007. The software costs $35 (£20), which includes a year's updates and
| service.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/14/trendmicro_mobile_sec/
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