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The Evolution of Mobile Viruses
A little education goes a long way
by Cyrus Peikari, author of
Security Warrior from O’Reilly
As of this writing (November
2005), airborne viruses are getting more sophisticated at a spectacular pace.
For example, the complex first Pocket PC virus to appear (Dust) achieved a
technological breakthrough equivalent to the Win32 Chernobyl virus, which was
the first PC-based virus to break into the protected “Ring 0” of the Windows
operating system.
Moreover, less than a year after
Dust, we have already seen many “blended” threats. For example, virus writers
have developed anti-antivirus Trojans, and even combined these with the
Bluetooth spreading capability of the Caribe (Cabir) virus. So in the space of
one year, we have seen a viral evolution equivalent to what took 20 years on
desktop PCs.
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Prepare for disaster
Not
only do we have to deal with viruses, worms and scumware on PCs, but also on
mobile devices. The
feature
talks about the bad stuff floating around mobile space and how they work. It's
an eye-opener. Let's hope a mobile disaster doesn't hit your organization.
However, let's be realistic. What would you do if it did? Check out reader
responses to
last month's question on how to create a disaster recovery plan and process.
The
holiday season is starting, and many of us feel generous and tend to help out
more often. But computer problems occur year-round, and you might not feel so
giving when the problems are with your employees' home computers. How do you
know where to draw the line, when it comes to personal and business tech
support? If you've been through it,
the reader would
appreciate your advice. We wouldn't be doing our jobs if we didn't respect
your privacy and we do.
Your feedback has saved us a few times when
we were looking for inspiration. Thank you for that. We hope to continue
hearing from you. Here's our usual quick and easy
survey, which gives you the opportunity to leave comments, if you
wish. To thank you for your time, your name goes into a drawing for a 256 MB MP3 Player.
If you
celebrated Thanksgiving, we hope you had a great one and that you get the opportunity to
enjoy this wonderful time of the year no matter where you are located.
Best,
Meryl
K. Evans
Editor,
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Last Issue's Security Dilemma:
Preventing Worst-case Scenarios
With 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita proving
companies aren't prepared for disasters, we're getting busy trying to put a
plan in place. However, we are having trouble figuring out a workable disaster
recovery plan. Our problem is we have one terabyte to back up, and the data is
spread throughout four locations. We would like to automate the process from
one location. How did you go about creating a disaster recovery plan and
process?
— Howard, IS Manager
Read the best advice from readers of The Remediator Digest
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This Issue's Security Dilemma:
The blurry line
between business and personal tech support
I work in tech support and
frequently get asked to help with colleagues who have spyware and viruses on
their home computers. While it seems easy to tell them that it is not my job, a
cleaner home computing environment can ensure our work PCs are safer, as people
always exchange files between their home and business computers. How do you
handle this situation?
When
it’s a personal request, do you send them away, give advice or
what?
— Robin, Tech Support
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