For the most part, security has been an afterthought in the mobile phone space. That is until recently. As the value of information living on phones increases (financial, healthcare, home, etc.), the interest in them by hackers will increase. We are just starting to see solutions that are helping to protect the data that lives on these phones as well as information communicated between devices. A start-up venture called, Whisper, has recently announced an encryption approach for VoIP cell phone calls and texting that can prevent eavesdropping. http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/05/25/android-app-aims-to-allow-wiretap-proof-cell-phone-calls/ They may need to find a way around CALEA (http://www.eff.org/issues/calea) which allows the FBI and local law enforcement to tap into any communication including the internet.
Also, companies like Mocana (http://www.mocana.com/management.html), are developing solutions to secure not only cellphones but also any device (sensors, Nav, e-readers, thermostats, appliances, etc.) as the universe of these expands dramatically beyond just phones. Mocana recently recieved an investment from Norton, validating the growing importance of this area.
This area is ready to explode so expect both small and large players to enter with pfferings, especially as the once fractured OS landscape consolidates for mobiles.
Also, companies like Mocana (http://www.mocana.com/management.html), are developing solutions to secure not only cellphones but also any device (sensors, Nav, e-readers, thermostats, appliances, etc.) as the universe of these expands dramatically beyond just phones. Mocana recently recieved an investment from Norton, validating the growing importance of this area.
This area is ready to explode so expect both small and large players to enter with pfferings, especially as the once fractured OS landscape consolidates for mobiles.
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