As Nokia and others are constantly reminding us, that’s not a phone in your pocket - it’s a multimedia computer.
As such, its not surprising that modern handsets are starting to run up against the same kind of security threats as their less pocket-sized brethren. Viruses have been written for both Symbian and Windows Mobile environments and, as more people use their phones for electronic banking and similar applications, security is not something to take lightly.
To address this, Symantec have launched Norton Smartphone Security for Symbian and Windows Mobile devices.
Norton Smartphone Security aims to be a complete mobile security suite and comes with a smartphone-centric version of Symantec’s anti virus, anti-phishing filters and even a spam filter for SMS messages.
The product also acts as a firewall for both your internet connection and your bluetooth and infrared ports,
