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Although the sheer number of Windows threats far outweighs attacks against any other platform, cybercriminals are turning their attention to other operating systems such as Apple Macintosh, and vulnerable cross-platform software. This seems likely to continue in the coming years, with the increasing popularity of portable devices such as the iPhone, iPad, Google Android phone and ultra-mobile notebooks.
Although simple malware has already been seen, the iPhone has not yet been the target of a significant attack. However, security flaws have been found in Apple's mobile email application and its Safari web browser, and the company has been criticized for not patching these flaws at the same time as its other computers running Mac OS X.
1. What are major challenges in dealing with the security of wireless mobile devices?
2. Why are portable device users, like iPhone users, more vulnerable to phishing attacks than their desktop counterparts?
3. Unlike Apple IOS, Google Android operating system has an "open" attitude towards applications. What does this approach mean for security of mobile devices running Android?