Constraints and Abuse of technology
Where there is expected growth, there is worry as well. The internet was a luxury to many, and helped develop businesses worldwide. The situation was far too comfortable for all concerned. Gradually things began to happen. Agents began to develop software that could harm systems and its operating systems were spread through the internet to unsuspecting users, who had to bear the brunt of malfunctions and disk failures. The same can not be ruled out with the wireless systems either. With the advent of wireless mobiles, the impact of its growth and use has been seen worldwide.
This can also have negative repercussions as well. The growth in PC usage led to the creation of viruses to destroy and hack software programmes. Identity theft has also risen sharply. Because wireless technology is still in the infancy stage, it offers many opportunities for criminal behaviour. PC based malware can be adapted very quickly so that the number of new viruses in a short period of time vastly outpaces the quantity which could be produced alongside the development of PC software.
‘Mobile Carriers Admit to Malware Attacks’ screamed the headlines on an online article written in SearchSecurity.com by Bill Brenner, advantages and disadvantages of formalization. For the last three years, security experts have warned that mobile devices would someday be attacked as massively as the PC. How true were these prophesying can be seen in the numerous complaints that have been coming in lately. The predictions are starting to fall into place, as a recent survey revealed that more than 200 mobile operators complained of their networks being spooked. However, a few security experts are of the opinion that the threats from these were negligible and least threatening.
Eighty-three percent of mobile operators surveyed by Informa Telecoms & Media on behalf of McAfee Inc. between December and January acknowledged they've been hit by mobile device infections. Respondents, who answered questions on a variety of mobile security issues in an anonymous online survey, also acknowledged that: The number of mobile security incidents in 2006 was more than five times as high as in 2005. The number of mobile operators in Europe and APAC reporting incidents affecting more than 1,000 devices more than doubled in 2006.
All operators spent $200,000 or more on mobile security in 2006 compared to 2005. The number of mobile operators estimating that the cost of dealing with mobile threats is more than 1,000 hours increased by 700%. Jan Volzke, head of marketing, mobile security at McAfee felt that the overall response to the survey suggested that though he had a notion that mobile malware was in existence and could be causing mild ‘irritants’ to some mobile users, the response from 83% of carriers acknowledging this, was most surprising (Brenner, 2007).
This can also have negative repercussions as well. The growth in PC usage led to the creation of viruses to destroy and hack software programmes. Identity theft has also risen sharply. Because wireless technology is still in the infancy stage, it offers many opportunities for criminal behaviour. PC based malware can be adapted very quickly so that the number of new viruses in a short period of time vastly outpaces the quantity which could be produced alongside the development of PC software.
‘Mobile Carriers Admit to Malware Attacks’ screamed the headlines on an online article written in SearchSecurity.com by Bill Brenner, advantages and disadvantages of formalization. For the last three years, security experts have warned that mobile devices would someday be attacked as massively as the PC. How true were these prophesying can be seen in the numerous complaints that have been coming in lately. The predictions are starting to fall into place, as a recent survey revealed that more than 200 mobile operators complained of their networks being spooked. However, a few security experts are of the opinion that the threats from these were negligible and least threatening.
Eighty-three percent of mobile operators surveyed by Informa Telecoms & Media on behalf of McAfee Inc. between December and January acknowledged they've been hit by mobile device infections. Respondents, who answered questions on a variety of mobile security issues in an anonymous online survey, also acknowledged that: The number of mobile security incidents in 2006 was more than five times as high as in 2005. The number of mobile operators in Europe and APAC reporting incidents affecting more than 1,000 devices more than doubled in 2006.
All operators spent $200,000 or more on mobile security in 2006 compared to 2005. The number of mobile operators estimating that the cost of dealing with mobile threats is more than 1,000 hours increased by 700%. Jan Volzke, head of marketing, mobile security at McAfee felt that the overall response to the survey suggested that though he had a notion that mobile malware was in existence and could be causing mild ‘irritants’ to some mobile users, the response from 83% of carriers acknowledging this, was most surprising (Brenner, 2007).
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