Smartphones | Malware Prevention and Detection

The operating system and built-in applications on a handheld device are more difficult to update than those on a desktop computer, making additional security controls that prevent and detect attacks against the device a necessity.

Malware prevention and detection software is an important addition. A wide range of these products exist for various handheld devices, particularly smart phone and PDAs, which can be used to augment the security mechanisms already present [..]