Year: 2010

Mobile malware exploits or Android/Symbian/Windows exploits?

Posted by | Oct 12, 2010 | , |

Two mobile security experts say that smartphone exploits are coming, as cybercriminals start to figure out how to make money by hacking mobile devices. But I think they’re a bit off track.

Tim Armstrong, a malware analyst at Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based cyber security vendor, says security vendors have seen a huge increase in mobile attacks since late last year. Kaspersky Lab identified more than 1,550 mobile malware signatures in September, reports “InfoWorld” (http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/mobile-malware-exploits-the-way-experts-say-019?source=rss_infoworld_news).

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LANDesk products gain mobile device management

Posted by | Oct 11, 2010 | , |

LANDesk Software (http://www.landesk.com) has announced the latest versions of LANDesk Management Suite 9 and LANDesk Security Suite 9. The management of mobile devices is a major component of this new release, enabling organizations to instantly discover, secure and manage smart mobile devices on a corporate network through a single LANDesk management console.

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