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Friday, September 10, 2010

Get Smart: Trend of Targeting Phone Security Flaws Continues

Posted by Digg RSS Search for smartphone on June 15, 2010

In 2009, security experts identified 30 security flaws in the software and operating systems of smartphones made by Apple, Nokia & BlackBerry up from 16 the previous year. "The real challenge here is response time," said John Hering, CEO of mobile security provider Lookout. "If companies don't act swiftly, it will be harder to deal with."

Palm WebOS cracked via text message

Posted by Digg RSS Search for smartphone on April 20, 2010

Palm's WebOS, the software on which the company's Pre smartphone is based, is 'riddled' with dangerous security flaws, according to security researchers who said they were able to crack the operating system via text message.