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Cell Phones Responsible For Next Internet Worm?
nitsudima writes "The mobile devices you know and love are great for productivity, but they have completely changed the vulnerability state of our networks. Norm Laudermilch tells you why you should be afraid, very afraid." From the article: "The new and largely unexplored propagation vector for malicious code distribution is mobile devices. With 802.11, Bluetooth, WiFI, WiMAX, MMS, Infrared, and cellular data capabilities on almost all new models, these devices provide a wealth of opportunity for the transmission of data. With no notion of user access levels in the compact mobile operating systems, a lack of effective authentication, and no data encryption, these environments are prime targets for the incubation of malicious code."
No, seriously, what aren't they thinking of using cell phones for these days, except maybe making reliable, clear, and simple phone calls?
This crap gets modded "interesting"? Give me a break. There are normal "call only" cell phones as the author himself realizes when he says:
no thanks on advice about how to get phones that are just phones -- been there, done that...
So what's your problem, dumbass? You admit that you know how to get phones that are just phones. Guess what? Some of us actually want phones that can do more. We're not making you buy them. Nor do we want you making us buy phones that are just phones. I have a Nokia with T-Mobile that is a smart phone and it is useful to me. I don't use all the features it has, but I do use many of the non-calling features. If you don't like them, don't buy them. You do have a choice. Let me lay something on you that you don't seem smart enough to understand - if the market really and truly just wanted "phones that are just phones", someone would be selling nothing but those. Although they are available, there aren't that many of them because, like or not, that's not what most people want. Here's my final bit of advice for you:
you != most people