Mobile Security – Smartphones and PDAs Articles

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Mobile Malware | Wireless Protocol | Threats and Prevention

A simple defense against many forms of malware is to turn off Bluetooth, WiFi, infrared, and otherwireless interfaces until they are needed.

This is particularly important for Bluetooth devices due to the increased risk of encountering mobile malware in crowded settings, such as an airport, sports event, or concert, which offer a target-rich environment for an attack.

Being invisible prevents the device from being scanned and located, and its wireless interface used [..]

Mobile Device Security Solutions | Modes of Authentication

Verifying an individual’s claimed identity through user authentication is the first line of defense against unauthorized use of a mobile handheld device. Three basic techniques commonly used to verify identity involve either proof by knowledge (e.g., passwords), proof by possession (e.g., tokens, such as smart cards), or proof by property (e.g., fingerprints). Multiple modes of authentication that involve one or more basic authentication techniques are also a possibility.

Implementing authentication solutions [..]

Wireless Phones

What are wireless phones?
Wireless telephones are hand-held phones with built-in antennas, often called cell, mobile, or PCS phones.

How do they Work?
When you talk into a wireless telephone, it picks up your voice and converts the sound to radiofrequency energy (or radio waves). The radio waves travel through the air until they reach a receiver at a nearby base station. The base station then sends your call through the telephone network [..]