In IBM’s Global Business Security Index Report for 2004, the company warns that malware and spam attacks on mobile devices such as smartphones and wireless-enabled PDAs are on the rise. As Big Blue joins a growing list of high-tech companies and researchers warning of the increasing danger of mobile phone spam and viruses, one analyst said the threat should come as no surprise to the industry. “The whole industry has been notoriously lazy. Their whole attitude has been ‘viruses are for PCs,'” said Brian Pellegrini of ABI Research.
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Mobile Phone Security Worries Spread
Posted by: Susan B. Shor February 10, 2005 09:55 AMIn IBM’s Global Business Security Index Report for 2004, the company warns that malware and spam attacks on mobile devices such as smartphones and wireless-enabled PDAs are on the rise. As Big Blue joins a growing list of high-tech companies and researchers warning of the increasing danger of mobile phone spam and viruses, one analyst said the threat should come as no surprise to the industry. “The whole industry has been notoriously lazy. Their whole attitude has been ‘viruses are for PCs,'” said Brian Pellegrini of ABI Research.