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As commonplace as smartphones have become, it's about time that
carriers and manufacturers start getting serious about mobile security
(and no, we don't mean iPhone tethers). According to a recent Wall
Street Journal article, Verizon is currently working with Lookout, a
San Francisco-based company known for remote backup and geolocation
apps for BlackBerry, Android, and Windows Mobile devices, while RIM
has recently announced a little something called BlackBerry Protect,
which promises to lock or even wipe a misplaced phone, pinpoint the
thing on a map, and make regularly-scheduled wireless backups. By far
the most ambitious plans in the article, however, belong to AT&T,
which -- aside from recent deals with MobileIron and McAfee -- is
currently opening a new mobile security lab in New York City. From
here, the company will research malware, worms, viruses, and other
threats as they develop in the mobile sphere. "Everyone is realizing
that this is an uncontrolled environment," said AT&T chief
security officer Edward G. Amoroso. "We don't want to have the same
problems that we had with PCs."
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