On the subject of mobile malware, it maybe over exaggerated at the moment,
but it only takes 1 instance for a mobile device to be infected. Depending
on the type of malware it could be more than the users contacts that get
sent back to the malware authors. Then it becomes an issue of why weren't
we aware of these threats and why didn't we do more to prevent them. So it’s
a no win in either direction for us.
Now the loss/theft of a mobile device is a completely different story. What
happens if the user has like logmein or some other remote desktop software
installed with cached credentials(without encryption or password protection
on the device) plus being configured for email, the stakes could be very
high as it’s a good bet that it will go unreported for a while.
-Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: David Lum
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 12:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Do you think the security industry exaggerates the threat of mobile
malware?
Would like to see your guys' opinion on this. I have an enterprise architect
here that says "so what if a C-level loses his smartphone, it's only
contacts in there..."
Agree? Disagree? Take the poll :-)
Dave
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