Mobile Security Guide - Smartphones, Netbooks, Laptops & PDAs

There is also a Mobi version of this page for phones.

Everyone should have security apps for their smartphone, netbook, laptop, or personal digital assistant (PDA). On this page, we have links to online mobile security, iPhone and Android articles, plus mobile security apps including multi-function suites, anti-virus, password managers & form fillers, encryption & secure wipe, plus wireless hotspot security services, books & reports.

Mobile Security Background Reading

Deputize that Android app, Seth Rosenblatt, CNet, Jan 27,2011 -- AVG, Lookout, Trend Micro
Smartphone Security: How to Keep Your Handset Safe, Brent Rose, PCWorld, Jan 10, 2011
MOBILE BROADBAND THE NEXT BIG HACKING RISK? Bob Sullivan, Red Tape, msnbc, Dec 17, 2010
Your Apps Are Watching You, SCOTT THURM and YUKARI IWATANI KANE , Wall Street Journal, Dec 17, 2010
Report: You Need a Smartphone Security Suite, Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, September 8, 2010
Ten Tips for Public Wi-Fi Hotspot Security [slideshow], Samara Lynn, PC Magazine, September 7, 2010
Smartphones: The New Hacker Frontier, Denise Culver, Light Reading, September 3, 2010
Lookout Antivirus Security [free for Android phones], Ginny Miles, PC World, Sept. 2010
Mobile Active Defense Review, Brian Beam, Macworld, August 3, 2010
Lookout hits a million users for its smartphone security app, Dean Takahashi, VentureBeat, June 30, 2010
How to Set Up a Secure Web Tunnel, Steven Andrés, PC World, June 3, 2010
Seven antivirus solutions for Windows Mobile and Symbian, Shawn Morton, TechRepublic, May 27th, 2010
Norton security software expands to phones, Taylor Thomas, msnbc, May 27, 2010
Best free antivirus for netbook, eeejournal, May 24, 2010 -- Avast, Avira and Panda
Mobile Security Software 2010, TopTenReviews [no date]

iPhone/iPod Touch Security Articles

Pure Mac iPhone Security Software Recommendations -- Lockdown, Password, PasswordWallet, Simple Vault, SplashID.
iPhone Security Apps Buying Guide, Jeff Goldman, eSecurityPlanet, July 2, 2010

Android Security Articles

Top 10 Android Security Risks, Lisa Phifer, eSecurityPlanet, March 18, 2011
Back up your Android home screens: Here's how, JR Raphhael, Computerworld, June 4, 2010
Secure Your Android Phone, Robert Strohmeyer, PC World, May 6, 2010
Security Apps for Android, Simon Hill, brighthub, February 15, 2010 -- SMobile Security Shield for Android, Hide My Life, Mobile Defense, Secure SMS, aFirewall.
Google Android apps for your private security, androgeek, January 22, 2010

Multi-Function Apps

Airscanner Mobile Products -- Anti-Virus, Firewall, Encrypter, Power Tools, Sniffer. Bundles available.

ESET Mobile Security [scroll down] -- An integrated smartphone security solution that provides proactive anti-malware protection, anti-spam, firewall and anti-theft features without impacting performance.

F-Secure Mobile Security -- Real-time protection against viruses, spyware, worms and Trojans, firewall, browsing protection, anti-theft, auto-updates.

Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 -- Anti-theft, anti-virus, anti-spam, firewall, privacy protection, parental controls, data encryption.

Lookout -- Free -- Antivirus, firewall, data backup, missing device and management for Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile.

Norton Smartphone Security -- Anti-spy, anti-spam, anti-virus, anti-theft [free trial].

SMobile Security Shield -- AntiVirus, AntiSpam, Firewall, Backup / Restore, Device Lock, Device Wipe, GPS Locate.

Trend Micro Mobile Security -- Anti-virus, Anti-phishing, Parental Controls, Remote data wipe, SMS anti-spam, SIM card password protection.

Antivirus Apps

Password/Form-Filler Apps

Articles
- 5 Tools for Keeping Track of Your Passwords, Christina Warren, mylifescoop, Sep 20, 2010 -- 1Password, Lastpass, KeePass, Roboform, Firefox Sync
Apps
- Roboform Pro runs on a variety of phones, browsers, operating systems, and computers; the free version is limited to personal use and ten passwords.
- Lastpass is freeware, it also works on a variety of phones, browsers, operating systems, and computers.

Encryption Apps

Aiko Secubox & Secuwipe -- Secure Windows phone with data encryption and secure wiping.

Ilium Software -- eWallet

TealPoint -- TealLock, TealSafe, TealBackup

Wireless Hot Spot Security Services

Articles
- Go Trusted Secure Tunnel 2, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, 12-8-2009
- Wi-Fi Planet Guide to Hotspot Safety, Michail Horowitz, Wi-Fi Planet, 10-8-2009
Services
- AnchorFree Hot Spot Shield free with ads
- Golden Frog
- GoTrusted individual $6 per month after free trial, secure tunnel access for individual users, anonymous surfing, high speed, Unlimited use.
- HotSpot VPN starts at $9 per month, includes virus scanning
- WiTopia personal VPN $40 per year

Mobile Browsers

Secure Email

Each of these email services include encryption, antivirus, anti-spam and mobile access; two have free versions:

Mobile Security Books, Reports & Guides

Mobile Security: A Pocket Guide book
Mobile Device Security For Dummies 2-8-2011 book
AV Comparatives Product Review Mobile Security August 2010 [pdf]: "We would definitely recommend that for effective protection, any [mobile security suite] product you choose should have antivirus, firewall, phishing filter and remote lock features." Research.
A Guide to Mobile Security for Citizen Journalists, Melissa Loudon, Mobile Active, March 1, 2010, article
Mobile Surveillance - A Primer, Melissa Loudon, Mobile Active, June 10, 2009, article
Cyber Threats to Mobile Devices, Source: US-CERT Technical Information Paper – TIP-10-105-01 April 15, 2010 [pdf]

Anti-Theft Services for Laptops

Adeona is a free Open Source system for tracking the location of a lost or stolen laptop while preserving your privacy. It works with Linux, Mac OS and Windows XP/Vista.
Computrace Lo/Jack
PcPhoneHome, Brigadoon Security Group
XTool's Laptop Tracker
zTrace Technologies' zTrace Gold