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  • Russian phone Trojan tries to ring up charges

    Anti-virus companies are warning of new malicious software that can infect any mobile phone capable of running Java applications, not just feature-rich smart phones.

  • Mobile security: A business issue, not a technology one

    Businesses have the got the fear when it comes to securing their employees' mobile devices, but they're still seeing mobiles as a technology issue, not a business issue, according to new research.

  • Standoff over PC-to-mobile jumping code

    Mobile anti-virus researchers and anti-virus companies are at loggerheads over access to code for a PC-to-mobile Trojan.

  • Mobile malware to triple in 2006

    Mobile security threats are expected to triple next year as smartphones and other mobile devices become more prevalent, according to a study released on Monday by McAfee Avert Labs.

  • Symbian success feeds mobile malware explosion

    As Symbian-based mobile phones increase, security experts warn this could trigger an explosion in malware for such devices.

  • Bluetooth viruses pose growing threat

    Experts have predicted that more viruses targeted at mobile phones and PDAs will emerge in 2005.

  • Smart-phone worm has a hang-up

    A recently created 'concept virus' designed to show that a worm could spread between smart phones won't get very far in the real world, antivirus companies said Tuesday.

  • Security firms scrap over 'mobile viruses'

    Antivirus firm Sophos has slammed a competitor's claims that it found the world's first 'serious' mobile phone virus.

  • Internet fridges: Virus magnets?

    Antivirus experts say Internet-enabled appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines will be prime targets for virus writers. But it may just be a load of spin.

  • Smartphone virus code published online

    The source code for the Cabir virus has been posted on the Web, leading to concerns that we may soon see the virus in the wild.

  • A cure for the all-too-common virus?

    In the enterprise, viruses are more than a nuisance. However, experts could be on the verge of a cure. Forward-looking antivirus vendors are experimenting with a proactive technology that seeks to identify patterns and prevent viruses from gaining a foothold in your system.

  • Smartphone virus hype dismissed

    A company which handles support for major mobile operators has hit back at research published at the end of April by antivirus giant Symantec that suggested users are wising up to a growing threat of mobile phone viruses.

  • Worm ready to wriggle into smart phones

    Antivirus companies on Monday raced to decipher the workings of the first worm to target smart phones, while saying that the current incarnation of the program poses little threat.

  • Toyota embraces open standards for security

    The car manufacturer believes open standards and deperimeterisation are the right approach to security, but has rejected external security compliance.

  • Handhelds: Here come the bugs?

    Taking to heart the criticism that handheld computers are a security hazard, more than half a dozen antivirus software makers have recently released applications that prevent malicious code from entering corporate networks via mobile devices.

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