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1. How to Keep Your Smartphone Safe

2. In The News McAfee Threats Report: Fourth Quarter2010 report, revealing a steady growth of threats to mobile platforms. AVG Study: 6% of U.S. smartphone owners' devices had been infected with malware that was surreptitiously sending out their credit card details. Kaspersky Labs: 1,000 different pieces of malware circulating that target smartphones.
3. In The News Frost and Sulivan: 2011 (ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Study Lookout (Mobile Security Firm): malware and spyware appeared on 9 out of 100 phones it scanned in May, more than twice the 4-in-100 rate in December 2009 Trusteer Mobile users are three times more likely to fall for phishing scams than PC users
4. In The News New York Times In September, a virus began infecting more than a million mobile phones in China. Mobile Devices: The number of cell phones lost or stolen every year in the U.S. is about 30 million!
5. Mobile Malware in the Wild Calling and text message scams. Charges for premium SMS messages Calls in the middle of the night to foreign 1-800 #’s Focus on Banking applicatoins Zeus Trojan with mobile component Targeted the Bank of Spain Rogue Apps Collecting passwords and financial information
6. More Secure? iPhone Android Blackberry
7. iPhone Last October Dial ‘###’ Three password hacks in 2010 alone Did you know? Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology Password Extraction
8. Android Experts Believe Android will become top target Google yanks over 50 infected apps off the Android Market Place. “Trojanizedapplications”
9. BlackBerry Rarely attacked, at least for now typically provided and controlled by security-conscious employers. FlexiSpy Track owner’s location, listen to calls, read text messages and emails.
10. Is It All Doom and Gloom? No As of today for the U.S. smartphone market, the biggest security problem is losing your cell phone. 2011 Mobile Security is going mainstream. 2011 RSA Conference in San Francisco
11. How Do You Stay Secured? Don’t lose your phone! Keep your phone in a safe place and have a PIN lock on the phone. Remote wiping applications Have the ability to “clear” your phone. Encryption Encrypt important data on your phone
12. Top 10 Security Apps for Smartphones AVG Mobile Security Kaspersky Mobile Security ESET Mobile Security BullGuard Mobile Security McAfee Mobile Security 6. Lookout Mobile Security 7. F-Secure Mobile Security Norton Smartphone Security Trend Micro Mobile Security Dr. Web Mobile Security