Wireless Security

Wireless Internet access is available at most coffee shops, bookstores, airports, and hotels around the world. But how safe is it

Free versions of Mosquito game have been Trojaned by a dialer. While the user is happily shooting mosquitos, the Trojan is surreptiously mounting charges by secretly dialing a premium rate number.

First there was bluejacking - spamming nearby Bluetooth device users with unsolicited messages. Then came bluesnarfing, stealing the contact information found on vulnerable devices. Now a new worm has been discovered that is capable of bluejacking nearby cellphones running the Symbian Series 60 operating system.

Kaspersky Security for PDA is a unique combination of tools protecting data stored on PDAs. The software provides full-scale protection of personal data stored on PDA computers running the most popular operating systems - Windows CE and Palm OS, and also provides full control over access.

Featuring online virus scanning for handheld devices, subscription-based services include virus alerting and security news for the Palm.

Not a hot vacation spot, Palm Breach is the title of an excellent paper written and delivered by Eric Chien of Symantec, at the 10th Annual Virus Bulletin Conference.

Describing it as low risk, Sophos analysts describe the first virus to infect Palm applications.

Antivirus software for desktop PCs, PC-cillin also provides mobile users the extra protection needed to stay virus-free on the road, including Wi-Fi connection security and PDA synchronization protection.

Specific to wireless device protection, F-Secure takes an interesting and forward-looking view at security in a society where boundaries are fluid.

Touting Embrace, Empower, Securing, and Service as their motto, F-Secure delivers a comprehensive white paper designed to enourage the use of new wireless technology and teaching the necessary steps to safety.