And on that point it is still far easier to target workstations (client-side attacks) and servers (sql injection) for data theft then mobile phones. This will change as either desktops/servers become harder, mobile devices become easier or have more data that people want, or as I have said for a couple years now; as your mobile phone replaces your wallet as your main form of payment and identity.
Mobile phones do actually have more vulnerabilities than people realize but luckily they are not targeted as much. Curious to know what your mobile vulnerability profile is for blackberry and android? Grab our free Retina CS community edition that I have mentioned previously: http://go.eeye.com/LP=68 -Marc Signed, Marc Maiffret Founder/CTO eEye Digital Security WEB: http://www.eEye.com<http://www.eeye.com/> BLOG: http://blog.eeye.com<http://blog.eeye.com/> TWITTER: http://twitter.com/marcmaiffret From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 7:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Do you think the security industry exaggerates the threat of mobile malware? Definitely. Presently, mobile malware is all about what you download. When we start to see web-based attacks against smartphones, then the stakes will begin to increase. ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Sunday, 4 March 2012 3:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Do you think the security industry exaggerates the threat of mobile malware? On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 12:04 AM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On the other hand, mobile malware is almost non-existent. > > So far. It's only a matter of time. At that point, take it seriously. However James' original comment is that it's not being taken seriously enough. I disagree. There are far too many other, legitimate, threats out there that need worrying about. Heck, even having a phone stolen is something worth worrying about more than mobile malware. Cheers Ken ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
