It seems as if hackers are now moving towards smartphones. This is bad news for Nokia.

Conventional wisdom has it that mobile platforms like PDAs and mobile phones are safer from malware attacks, one reason being the relatively closed nature of such platforms. In some platforms, such as newer versions of the Symbian OS, this is enforced in part by mandatory code signing, which requires that applications need to be signed by a third party, ensuring (in theory) that they are not malicious. (Currently, this process is carried out by Symbian Signed, now part of the Symbian Foundation).

Assuming that the third party is trustworthy, this system should be foolproof, shouldn’t it?

Not always.

Read more: at TrendMicro

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