F-Secure includes firewall with Mobile Security for the Windows Mobile platform
(Technology News, 11 Apr 2008 )
F-Secure Corporation, the global leader in providing security as a service through mobile operators and Internet Service Providers, announced its Mobile Security solution for the Windows Mobile platform. The solution brings new levels of protection for Windows Mobile Smartphone and PocketPC users.
F-Secure Mobile Security enables smartphone users to enjoy the full potential of their devices without the fear of mobile threats. The application combines real-time antivirus and antispyware functionality with a firewall, ensuring complete protection in today’s connected lives. A firewall provides additional security for all mobile devices that access public networks like Wi-Fi. The solution also delivers automatic over-the-air antivirus updates.
F-Secure Mobile Security prevents malware from
· causing unwanted billing as they try to spread or call premium rate numbers · deleting valuable information from the device · making the device unusable · sending information from the device to third parties
With this latest launch of its Mobile Security product, F-Secure now provides a complete security suite with firewall, antivirus and antispyware functionality for all the main mobile platforms running an open operating system: Windows Mobile, Symbian and UIQ. F-Secure Mobile Security can be subscribed from selected mobile operators as a service, purchased directly from the F-Secure eStore at: http://www.f-secure.com/estore/ or bought from resellers worldwide. The product will be available during the second quarter.
The list of supported devices is constantly expanding and consists today of over 150 smartphones. The up-to-date information can always be found from the mobile-device optimized F-Secure Mobile Portal under http://mobile.f-secure.com.
