Defending mobile devices from viruses, spyware and malware |
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| 25 Jan 2007 | SearchSecurity.com |
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Webcast: The mobile virus: Coming to your handheld soon?
Length: 50 minutes
There has been a rise in the threats facing various types of mobile devices, specifically because of new types of malware. Is there any hope? In this webcast, Miller examines the most common mobile malware vectors, how to standardize antivirus protection in a heterogeneous environment and policies and procedures you can use to keep devices safe today and tomorrow.
Technical tip: Expanding antivirus to protect the mobile enterprise
This tip focus on how security managers should be including mobile antivirus in their enterprise antivirus purchases. Also included are tips for licensing antivirus specifically for the enterprise's mobile devices as part of the annual licensing negotiation/upgrade plans with an antivirus supplier. Lastly, Miller discusses "turnkey" licensing for resident software and how to add new antivirus software to unprotected devices.
Podcast: Top 5 mobile spyware misconceptions
Length: 12 minutes
In this podcast, we'll count down the top five misconceptions about mobile spyware, including things you may not know about mobile spyware, and things you thought were true... but aren't!
Quiz: Defending mobile devices from viruses, spyware and malware
Take this five-question quiz to see how much you've learned about defending mobile devices from viruses, spyware and malware.
About the instructor:
Sandra Kay Miller is a technical editor for Information Security magazine with 15 years of experience in developing and deploying leading edge technologies throughout the petroleum, manufacturing, luxury resort and software industries, and has been an analyst covering enterprise-class products for 10 years.
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There has been a noticable rise in the number of unique mobile malware threats facing enterprise devices. In this lesson, guest instructor Sandra Kay Miller examines the top mobile threat vectors -- including malware from the network, other devices, SMS and more -- and misconceptions about mobile malware, plus methods to mitigate emerging mobile threats.
