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    The smart phone buzz in `09? It's not a product
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    Turns out then, notes Volzke, that the No. 1 protection in mobile boils down to counting noses: "It's still easier for hackers to make money working on the PC side than on the mobile side...Fragmentation protects us and equals out to a very poor return on investment (for attackers)." " Not exactly a consoling thought but it does mean that we've bought some time. Full Article at CNET
    It's still easier for hackers to make money working on the PC side than on the mobile side...Fragmentation protects us and equals out to a very poor return on investment (for attackers).
    SOURCE: CNET 11 months ago
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The smart phone buzz in `09? It's not a product
  1. New technologies are being introduced. Lot of these smartphones have Wi-Fi connections and lots of users will go onto Wi-Fi connections or install voice over IP apps on their devices ... It will be interesting to see how that plays out and to see whether hackers try and take advantage. We expect that th...
    SOURCE: CNET 11 months ago
  2. Smartphone owners have been sending mixed signals about whether they see the need or the responsibility to deal with security, or whether they see it as the responsibility of carriers to put it in right out of the box
    SOURCE: CNET 11 months ago

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