Users should have the same security awareness around smartphones as they do with PCs, Dr. Charlie Miller, principal analyst at Independent Security Evaluators said.
Smartphones will be the next target for the hackers who are looking for financial gains and attempting to steal personal information.
In one attack against the core applications or drive-by-downloads, user just visits a Web site and the site exploits vulnerability in the Web browser to run code of the attacker's choosing.
Smartphones have more similarities with computers than with phones. Although they have limitations in most cases and only allow you to run certain applications but they are equipped with standard operating systems and have web browsers like PCs.
Recently iPhones are becoming increasingly targeted by cyber criminals. For example an iPhone application developer illegally gathered users' cell phone numbers without their permission. There have been different cases that cyber criminals have deployed a worm which targets iPhones and turns the phone into a botnet.
Smartphones users should avoid following links and downloading applications from untrusted sources. And be aware of what information they make accessible on their phone if they lose it.
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