Protected Mobility, a mobile application security
provider, has included Carrier IQ to its existing spyware and malware detection
list through its latest release of ProtectedSMS for Android.
Controversy continues to surround the discovery of
Carrier IQ software last month by security researcher Trevor Eckhart. It was
discovered that software designed and sold by Carrier IQ was secretly
tracking personal and sensitive information of the cell phone users without the
consent or knowledge of the users.
In result of which the carriers and manufacturers were
caught last month deliberately violating customers’ privacy rights.
Smartphone manufacturers and network providers have
confirmed that phones using Carrier IQ tracking software include Apple,
AT&T, Sprint, HTC, and Samsung.
“We have added Carrier IQ to our existing
spyware and malware detection function because our clients have a ‘need to
know’ what is operating at the firmware level on their devices that may be
collecting, disseminating or attempting to modify confidential
information,” said
William J. Marlow, security expert and founder of Protected Mobility.
ProtectedSMS enables users to exchange encrypted SMS
messages with any other ProtectedSMS user. The cryptographic module used
in ProtectedSMS is certified by the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
140-2 validation program.
This program ensures that cryptographic modules meet
appropriate government and military standards for data encryption. ProtectedSMS
is the first mobile application to achieve FIPS Certification
for cross-platform, encryption for both Apple and Android devices.
Protected Mobility has more than 120,000 customers around
the globe. Its clients, whose identities the company keeps private, include
military, law enforcement, first responders as well as executives in the
banking, energy and healthcare fields.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
