Mobile Phone Spyware
With the advent of more advanced cell phones, it seems as though it is only a matter of time before we start seeing the kind of viruses and spyware creeping into the ecosystem that you have on Windows. Yet, at the same time, we haven’t really seen that kind of malware spreading on cell phones In the same way that you see it spreading elsewhere.
The biggest reason, of course, is that up until now. Software vendors had to work directly with the cell phone service providers to certify their software before it was allowed to be pushed onto phones. Also, the films themselves were very limited in their capabilities, and most of the programs were written in Java with a tight security model dictating their behavior. That is a stark contrast from the way that Windows software is developed and distributed.
Anyone can write a Windows program. There are many free tools available, and the security model for windows is much different than that of a mobile phone. Windows programs need to have full access to most of the capabilities of the machine to run properly or to make best use of the machine’s capabilities. Because of this, Windows programs have access to do all kinds of things that could compromise the security of machines. Also, scripting languages such as JavaScript in the propagation of the Internet and e-mail services have provided easy burst distribution methods for viruses and spyware to attack millions of machines, sometimes without being honors even realizing that they have spyware or viruses on their machine at all.
Personally, with companies like Apple and Google involved. I am hopeful that spyware and viruses will stay a few steps behind. Both companies have an excellent record for managing security problems in their software in both have made it clear that they are extremely concerned with the security of their devices. That is one of the main reasons why it took so long For Apple to even release a software development kit or the iPhone so that developers connection start developing software for it.
Then again, Just because we haven’t seen any significant viruses or spyware on mobile devices yet doesn’t mean we won’t. Once you start having millions upon millions of these high-powered Internet enabled devices on the market and in consumers hands, it is only a matter of time before hackers trying to find a way to compromise these devices to spread spyware and viruses.
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