Thursday, February 10, 2005
IBM: Surge in Viruses and Worms Targeting Mobile Devices... Anticipated in 2005
Posted by Darius Wey in "ARTICLE" @ 12:00 AM
"IBM's Global Business Security Index report includes an early view of potential trends in 2005: Mobile devices such as PDAs and cell phones are the new frontier for viruses, spam and other potential security threats. Bluetooth and other wireless technologies that connect mobile devices pose new exposures for hackers to target."
IBM have just released an interesting press release on the results of the 2004 Global Business Security Index Report. Among all the content, there was a point about mobile devices being the new target for viruses and worms - this year! At the moment, there is only a small bundle of malicious content targeting mobile devices, but this may increase in the not-too-distant future. Do you agree with IBM and believe that mobile devices will soon be the next target, or are they being over-ambitious at this stage? Let us know your thoughts.
IBM have just released an interesting press release on the results of the 2004 Global Business Security Index Report. Among all the content, there was a point about mobile devices being the new target for viruses and worms - this year! At the moment, there is only a small bundle of malicious content targeting mobile devices, but this may increase in the not-too-distant future. Do you agree with IBM and believe that mobile devices will soon be the next target, or are they being over-ambitious at this stage? Let us know your thoughts.
