  Nine out of ten consumers are concerned about the security of their mobile device, according to a new study which is conducted in India .
Consumers are concerned that the increasing sophistication of smart phones and PDAs has made them more vulnerable to security breaches including viruses, spam and hack attacks. According to the report they found that 88 per cent of consumers are concerned about mobile security, with 44 per cent having considerable or major concerns and it is estimated that 82 per cent of consumers would like the ability to block unwanted calls and two-thirds wanted to filter unwanted data from reaching their mobile phones.
My Advice to all mobile users is as follows “Users need to treat their mobile devices in the same way they treat their PC, to remain suspicious of unknown SMS or email messages sent to their handsets and to only download content from a trusted source.” 
