While AT&T continues to have the lock on the iPhone® market in the US, there remains a large number of people who are interested in jailbreaking their phones. Some individuals are interested in running non Apple-approved applications, while others may want to use their phone on another cellular network.

In December, President Obama’s cyber czar commented on the rising threat of smartphone attacks.  It seems that this may have been an accurate prediction as Apple iPhone users got a shock recently when researchers released information on flaws in the way Apple regulates and approves applications released for the iPhone.  Apple does not generally require […]

ChannelWeb has released it’s predictions for what will happen in the IT security industry this year.  Included in the list is cybercrime using cloud-based tools;  an increase in attacks on Apple computers, smartphones and phones using the Android OS; and the evolution of security issues with social networks.< Check out the slideshow here to view […]

In an earlier post I wrote about Sexy Space, the cell phone bot that was recently discovered.  Just the other week, news had been released that this piece of malware is actually from several companies in China.  The interesting part is that the code was actually approved by Symbian.  The Symbian foundation requires mobile application […]

While some have sounded the alarm for cell phone viruses, worms, and bots for a number of years, these threats have yet to make themselves seen in a major way.  There are several factors that have contributed to the slower than expected advancement of this category of malware.  These factors include lack of bandwidth, a […]