Fortifying Phones From Attackers [telecom]
Fortifying Phones From Attackers AT&T Hires Ph.Ds for Security Lab; Verizon Wireless Teams With Start-Up on Data-Security App
By SPENCER E. ANTE DECEMBER 22, 2010
As consumers and companies embrace smartphones to do more of their computing, the wireless industry is taking its first steps to beef up security on mobile devices.
A trader talked on his cellphone outside the New York Stock Exchange in October. The wireless industry aims to beef up mobile security.
Carriers are deploying new services and cutting deals with start-ups to help protect people from malicious attacks and misuse of their personal data stored on a smartphone. Meanwhile, handset makers and chip firms are taking steps to fortify their hardware as the number of attacks on mobile devices grows larger and more sophisticated.
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