Symantec Corp. (News – Alert) recently announced the launch of its Norton Smartphone Security for consumer mobiles. It is a first in mobile security and caters to both Windows mobile and Symbian (News – Alert) OS in the same product.
Similar to the security systems available on laptops and other computers, Norton Smartphone Security has Anti Virus technology, firewall and anti spam for SMS (Short Message Service).
Rowan Trollope, senior vice president, Consumer Business Unit, Symantec said in a press release that smartphones are enabling consumers to communicate and access information freely anywhere and anytime.
“However, unsecured public WiFi or network connections can put users at risk,” he said. “In addition, Web and e-mail viruses can directly infect smartphones, enabling hackers to remotely control the device, access sensitive information or disable applications. Norton Smartphone Security runs discreetly in the background, providing the confidence and peace of mind to engage in everyday activities like e-mailing, Web browsing or banking online from these handheld devices.”
This is true as a recent survey by Applied Research in the U.S. shows that 34% percent of respondents use their mobiles to access their bank accounts and 54% access websites that require passwords. Now, Norton Smartphone Security will give consumers peace of mind against hackers who would try to take advantage of increase in transactions using mobile devices.
According to a survey by Gartner (News – Alert) Inc., soon smartphones are to overtake laptops in usage as they are handier, throughout the world. This would encourage cyber criminals who find hacking mobile phones easier. Hence the need for Norton Smartphone Security which has the following features.
–Antivirus: Protects users from viruses by detecting mobile threats and preventing users from accessing infected files.
–Antispam for SMS: Automatically deletes spam messages or filters them to a separate spam folder.
–Firewall: Controls both inbound and outbound network traffic on the mobile device.
–Platform Compatibility: Supports devices running either on Windows Mobile 5 or on Windows mobile 6 as well as Symbian 9 smartphones from one product.
Symantec Corp. with headquarters in Cupertino, California, offers software for consumers to protect their infrastructure and information when working using the internet whether wired or wireless as the devices are more prone to security risks. Besides computer security software, now it has come up with smartphone security which is subscription based and available online at www.symantecstore.com. This is soon to be available in retail stores and from online retailers.
Source: internetcommunications.tmcnet.com