A new report from Unstrung’s paid research service Unstrung Insider finds that smartphones need stronger malware protection as companies and consumers increasingly rely on the devices to manage their businesses and everyday lives. And the report expects mobile carriers will begin offering mobile malware protection services during the next year as a way to differentiate themselves from the competition.
“Mobile malware security vendors are preparing for wide-scale attacks by hackers—attacks that eventually will be as headline grabbing as those that hit email systems,” said Unstring analyst and the report’s author Denise Culver, in a statement. “Their hope is that smartphone manufacturers, carriers, and enterprises—not to mention smartphone users—will not wait until the threats have reached that level before securing their mobile systems.”
