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Followup: security company uses fabricated research to sell security software November 26, 2006 [General] | By Edward J. R. We were the first to uncover this scam (read more here, see also related comments where Mr Hafner from SecurStar company answers personally) and now also professional organizations and mobile operators express their doubts: A spokesman for the GSM Association was equally unforthcoming: "It is impossible to tell from the information provided whether the claims are theoretically or practically possible or not. The GSMA's Security Group will look into the claims as a matter of course." Orange said in a statement: "We take the security of our customers communications very seriously and are investigating the claims made by SecurStar regarding the capabilities of this Trojan Horse. Pending the outcome of this investigation, we are unable to comment on the validity of the specific claims Read more here. Please note: we mention this story because SecurStar company was making their dubious claims regarding Windows Mobile phones. If this issue would be about other platforms we wouldn't cover it. Conclusion: not only we are able to bring you many interesting topics first, but we also present issues that other news sources don't dare to touch with a barge pole. We were the first to expose Handango's wrongdoings and now we are also the first to expose security companies trying to exploit fears of users and enterprises. It is nice to see confirmation from such renowned organization like GSM Association and first impressions from Orange, but what we need is also clearly security policies and tests from Microsoft, to ensure that security companies will not spread fear, uncertainty and doubt - in order to earn money by selling their software. By now Microsoft policy is over simplistic and simply speaking it is "switching off features if they could be potentially insecure". Microsoft should provide solutions and not just remove features (like ActiveSync over Wi-Fi, like USB syncing when notebook is connected through Wi-Fi with WPA). Microsoft should provide also test sets that would show that Windows Mobile is not vulnerable to several security attacks. Lack of Microsoft's clarity on security issues in Windows Mobile makes place for scammers.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later) [ 16 Comments ]
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