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September 14, 2004

Mobile Devices Under Attack

How Enterprises Can Protect Against The Coming Assaults

by Bernt Ostergaard, Carl Zetie

with Michelle de Lussanet, Martha Bennett


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

With the growing sophistication and increased deployment of smartphones and high-performance PDAs, the days of mobile innocence are over. The times when you could choose your enterprise mobile device based on personal stylistic preference are gone. A new, much more vicious reality is dawning as phones get smarter and begin attracting the unwanted attention of hackers, attackers, and scammers. The emergence of worms, viruses, and Trojans for mobile devices is an early warning to enterprises of the insecurity of PDA and smartphone operating systems. It is time to start treating smartphones and wireless PDAs for what they are: small yet fully functional computers connected to your enterprise, not relatively safe personal devices that fall outside the purview of IT management.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemMobile Viruses Pose New Threats

itemThe Days Of Innocence Are Over

itemWhat Risks Should You Defend Against?

itemThe Growing Coherence And Pervasiveness Of 3G Will Trigger More Attacks

itemHeavily Used Apps Will Be Most At Risk

recommendations

itemTreat Smart Mobile Devices With The Same Respect As Laptops

WHAT IT MEANS

itemMobile Device Hacking Will Quickly Impact Mobile Carriers

Forrester discussed recent mobile virus announcements with industry experts in mobile software development and security.

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Technology: Client Computing Hardware, Enterprise Mobile Devices, Enterprise Mobility, IT Infrastructure & Operations
Geography: Europe

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