10.07.05
Nokia Rings Up Symantec Antivirus Deal
 By David Utter
Symantec's Mobile Security will be preloaded on Nokia's Series 60 smartphones
to help protect the popular devices.
The greater capabilities of smartphones makes them more functional for users.
People use them for more than just phone calls. Advanced features let users retain
personal information like emails and contacts on them. That make smartphones a
more likely target for attackers.
Nokia and Symantec jointly released a statement about the agreement that will
place Symantec's Mobile Security on Symbian Series 60 smartphones. The two firms
have been collaborating for over two years on security technology and systems
for mobile devices.
The two noted the Mobile Security product will be available to licensees of Series
60 for evaluation. The product will have a firewall in place to block unauthorized
LAN/WAN connections, and a running AutoProtect feature that checks for viruses
and malicious code in traffic passing to and from the device.
Mobile Security will not need to be tethered to update. It can retrieve software
and protection updates over the air via its LiveUpdate technology. Currently,
version 4.0 of Mobile Security is available as a standalone two-year service for
smartphones that run on either Symbian Series 60 or 80 platforms.
About the Author:
David Utter is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business. |
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