Handheld hazards: The rise of malware on mobile devices

Computer Fraud and Security

Volumn 2005, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 4-8

  Furnell, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER VIRUSES; CRYPTOGRAPHY; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; TELEPHONE SETS;

BLUETOOTH; CABIR; MALWARE; MOBILE DEVICES; MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICES (MMS); SHORT MESSAGING SERVICES (SMS); WI-FI;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 20344390532     PISSN: 13613723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-3723(05)70210-4     Document Type: Article

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