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PDA Security, the Next Big Hurdle for IT?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the very-small-security-breach dept.

Jack writes "ITO published an article on a new secure PDA requested by the NSA. 'General Dynamics inked an $18 million contract with the secretive National Security Agency to design and develop a secure mobile personal assistant for defense workers. The PDA will integrate all types of communications including voice, data and web.'" In related news palmtops writes "Insecure Magazine has a great and in-depth article written by Seth Fogie, the VP of Airscanner.com, about Pocket PC security. His summary of PDA attacks states: 'These devices are easy to smuggle into a business and can be used to propagate an attack against network devices. Don't make the mistake of assuming is a PDA is a simple data keeper. As the cliche' goes... it is how you use it that matters.'"

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  1. Can't take them seriously... by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the (IN)SECURE article:
    This article will examine just some of the ways that a PDA can be owned by an attacker and what can happen as a result.
    How are we supposed to take this article seriously, when the author can't even spell 'pwn3d' correctly? ^_^
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  2. Solving yesterday's problem... by MosesJones · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The PDA will integrate all types of communications including voice, data and web

    Riiight, so its sort of a SMARTPHONE then? Sure PDAs could be a threat, but its probably worth focusing more on something that everyone already has and which is has all this functionality already, as well as a digital camera etc.... the ubiquitous mobile phone.

    Developing, and then requiring, a "secure" PDA for all your people and then being "suprised" when information leaks via their mobile phone with the 1GB Flashcard, 2 Mega-pixel camera and Broadband 3G connection doesn't sound like a plan for tomorrow.

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