Articles tagged with: F Secure and Symbian

Symbian Phones Hit by SMS Vulnerability

A new exploit for a wide range of Symbian OS-based smartphones was made public last week. This exploit has been dubbed the "SMS Curse of Silence" by Tobias Engel, who discovered and disclosed the exploit at the 25th Chaos Communication Congress.  more

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Symbian Phones Hit by SMS Vulnerability

A new exploit for a wide range of Symbian OS-based smartphones was made public last week. This exploit has been dubbed the "SMS Curse of Silence" by Tobias Engel, who discovered and disclosed the exploit at the 25th Chaos Communication Congress.  more

Related Tags: sms, smartphone, text-messaging, smartphones, memory

Anti-Virus for Microsoft Mobiles

The anti-virus company, f-secure has launched an anti-virus package for mobile phones running on Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. Symbian Series 80 users will also get a new product called f-secure Mobile Security, which contains a mobile firewall alongside antivirus-functionality. more

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The Malware attack against mobile phones is mounting

The security challenges in the mobile environment are similar to the problems we have encountered in the PC world. Open platforms are becoming popular in smartphones, for example the Symbian operating system is used in more than 20 million mobile phones at the moment. more

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