The RSA conference –one of the biggest security conferences – is being held in San Francisco this week. Our CEO, John Hering, was invited to moderate one of the few panels on mobile security and he was joined by prominent members of the mobile ecosystem:
Ed Amoroso AT&T Ian Robertson, RIM Joshua Davis, Qualcomm Alex Stamos, iSec First, the panel tackled the topic of the current mobile security situation. A panelist suggested that the mobile “infection vector right now relies on duping users.” If you take a look at the majority of recent threats, that point rings true. The most advanced and recent pieces of malware we’ve seen are trojans hidden in otherwise seemingly safe apps – both HongTouTou and Geinimi. In addition, the panel noted that patching vulnerabilities in the mobile ecosystem is extremely challenging for both consumer and enterprise audiences. When asked about obstacles to keeping mobile phones and networks safe, John got a series of opinions: Standard communities need to proactively address the area Enterprises need better tools to protect and manage devices It needs to be easier for developers to make safe mobile software Solutions are needed for quick, easy mobile device patching Each offered their own prediction as to what the mobile device softspot for attack vectors would be. Someone suggests legacy GSM issues, others say it is the mobile web browser and active synch. While there occasionally was the difference of opinion about how to solve the mobile security problem, there was a general consensus that we’ll probably experience a major security attack in the next 18 months. I think Ed said it best, “We’re in the eye of the storm now,” and we should use 2011 to better prepare ourselves for what may come. Refer: http://blog.mylookout.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nforceit" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nforceit?hl=en-GB.
