Mobile Security Market "false" brings new opportunities to cloud computing

Recently, a "piranha" malware attacks tens of thousands of of mobile phones, the malware not only affects the normal use of mobile phones, but also let people unknowingly "deducted fees." In reality, with the development of mobile Internet, smartphones and open Android operating systems, more and more users are being threatened by the mobile virus.

In the 2009, spam messages were a major problem for mobile phone users. At that time, many security companies have entered the field of mobile security, but the mobile phone security needs did not erupt, resulting in security manufacturers "Ituge" situation, the market "false exuberant." And into the 2012, mobile phone virus problem gradually increased, mobile phone security market scale into a real growth period.

According to the latest data from the mobile integrated mobile phone security base in Jiangsu Province, the base's mobile antivirus system recently monitored around 20000 of users infected with all kinds of mobile viruses, MMS virus, malicious software, Trojan virus. At present, with the further development of cloud computing, including operators and other industrial chain parties actively participate in, the entire mobile security market ushered in new opportunities.

Mobile Security market enters cloud period

Mobile phone security is facing serious situation. According to the latest report of F, a leading security firm, the number of mobile apps with malicious apps jumped to 3,069 in the first quarter of 2012 from 139 in the last quarter. Of the 37 malware on the Android platform, more than 90% of them are aimed at stealing money.

The grim situation also made the 2012 mobile phone security market ushered in an upward period. Peng, senior grader at Analysys International, said that with cloud computing technology on the ground, some security vendors with new products to join, mobile security market importance further highlighted. On the other hand, the income scale of security manufacturers is increasing, with the development of mobile Internet platform, the mature profit model appears. Can see, Qihoo 360, Tencent, Jinshan Network, NetQin, security butler, trend technology and other companies in the field of mobile security began to have a positive performance.

The entire mobile security market has evolved from traditional killing services to universal security services to mobile cloud security services. Peng said 2012 is the key year for mobile security cloud Landing, security vendors have launched a cloud killing system. Such as trend technology mobile terminal Security Management Program Tmms 8.0 is an integrated cloud security technology, the construction of mobile intelligent terminal security management system, including equipment control, system security, data security and application release, so that the overall organization can through a single console, management of Mobile intelligent terminal Security solutions. McAfee launches the GTI system, based on cloud technology, to help users gain access to the global Virus identity library.

The current mobile phone security software is mainly for the majority of individuals, with the development of the market for users of large data protection needs are very strong, for security vendors, enterprise-class market is an indispensable territory.

At the same time, mobile phone security manufacturers of security software in the basic protection of the function is relatively complete, but in the prevention of harassment and data protection still have a lot of room for growth, the user size is also converging on the growth of smartphones, is a gradual slowdown in the process.

The industry chain still needs to strengthen the initiative

However, in the great development situation, China's mobile security market as a whole still have a lot of problems. Hongjiang, director of the Network Security Administration of Ministry of Communications, said recently that the mobile internet faces four challenges. First, the security and development can not be synchronized, the Internet can not be trusted to achieve fundamental improvement and resolution of the situation, as the product of mobile communication and Internet convergence, identity management and traceability control capacity is still not reliable protection.

The second is the Mobile intelligent terminal application software variety, mixed, the overall lack of security audit mechanism, and mobile intelligent terminal Security industry and protection technology just started soon, so the two still exist contradictions.

Third, the Mobile user awareness and skills are relatively weak, further strengthening the security risks and dangers.

Four is our country's mobile internet and the intelligent handset industry, at present the independent controllability is insufficient, has the quite disparity with the international. Mobile intelligent terminals are mainly foreign operating systems, many manufacturers just become foundry enterprises, and mobile intelligent terminals, or mobile Internet, the services provided by foreign manufacturers dominate. Therefore, in this case, China's mobile phone security is actually very weak.

Faced with these challenges, as one of the most important mobile security, domestic operators have taken steps to protect the interests of their mobile internet users. For example, China Telecom network operation and maintenance department a person said that last year, China Telecom actively participated in the Ministry of Industry, the mobile Internet malicious program disposal Special action, through the network plugging and address tracing combined, specimens and treatment, to achieve the mobile phone malicious code to spread the source of effective plugging and control.

Since this year, China Telecom has participated in three of the Ministry of the Organization's mobile Internet malicious program disposal of special actions, more than 600 cases of disposal objects. On the network side, China Telecom through the provincial WAP gateway export and mobile Internet dedicated analysis and disposal equipment to block, control the spread of malicious code. Among them, China Telecom started in Jiangxi Company in 2010 to do the related tests, the construction of the protection system smoothly online, to this June China Telecom has found 23 kinds of mobile virus.

China Mobile is also carrying out mobile security pilot work in Jiangsu and Guangdong. As of December 2011, Jiangsu and Guangdong Monitoring System has issued a mobile phone malware warning Bulletin 10, a total of more than 700 mobile phone malicious software, involving Symbian, Android, Windows Mobile and other platforms, And China Mobile has more than 160 malicious programs related to the domain name or IP address network plugging, from the virus monitoring statistics, the blocking effect is obvious.

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)