Is It Finally Time to Worry about Mobile Malware?
The article focuses on the increasing frequency of malicious mobile device software viruses (malware) in the early 21st century. The first emergences of concern over mobile device hacking and virus attempts are described, citing their infrequent nature due to the lack of broad popularity of the devi...
| Publicado en: | Computer (00189162) Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 12 - 15 |
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IEEE
May2008
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