iPhone Virus: Is it real?
Well, we’ve all been hearing about it. The iPhone virus. Is it for real? Online security companies like Symantec and McAfee have been scrambling to position themselves for potential threats. And with the obvious vulnerabilities of the iphone operating system, the unfortunate fact is that an iphone virus is going to happen sooner rather than later. The key is to be prepared when it does hit.
The iPhone is rapidly advancing into the corporate smart-phone market, but many security administrators remain wary about connecting the Apple iPhone device to their secure servers. A glaring lack of encryption on the iPhone worries many and some security software vendors have issues over not being able to access the applications buried on the iPhone platform. And with the burgeoning amount of iPhone applications becoming readily available, the larger the threat of an iphone virus that could potentially result in identity theft or data loss or both.
There is no official word from Apple yet but we will be sure to keep you posted.
