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by George Heymann

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Mobile security software soon will be essential for smartphone users.
It’s unfortunate but the time is rapidly approaching where installing some type of mobile security software will be essential to the operation of a smartphone. Several recent security breaches — including attacks on Sony,
Citibank and Discover — have security and malware on the radar for many consumers.

Hacking risk increases as devices proliferate

On the mobile side, Google has had to remove dozens of malware applications that were introduced to the Android Market. iOS has been affected to a lesser degree but hasn’t been immune from malware.
Security experts Stonesoft and McAfee both are forecasting that sophisticated malware attacks to iOS will increase as mobile continues to grow and additional attention is focused on popular smartphones.
I’m troubled that many of the pitfalls that users must guard against on the desktop will also be hurdles to overcome in mobile. It’s puzzling to me why many of these very creative, talented individuals don’t apply their considerable skills to something beneficial to the user community and ultimately more profitable for themselves

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