Kaspersky Unveils Mobile Security Solutions for Smartphones

Kaspersky Lab, a leading manufacturer of secure content and threat management solutions, launched Kaspersky Mobile Security Solutions – targeting both consumer and corporate, at a press conference in New Delhi today. Present on the ocassion were Suk ling Gun, Corporate Sales Director – Asia Pacific; Altaf Halde, Head of South Asia Operations; Jagannath Patnaik, Director, Channel Sales (South Asia); and Thomas Abraham, Managing Director, Faxtel India.
Kaspersky Mobile Security Solution for Retail Consumers.

Kaspersky Mobile Security 9.0, a new generation of solution that protects smartphone and communicator users from malware, network attacks and SMS spam, safeguards the data on a smartphone or communicator if it is lost, and which offers a new Privacy Protection feature enabling users to hide information about any contacts they want to keep confidential. The new version now supports the Android and BlackBerry platforms alongside Symbian and Windows Mobile.

Smartphones like Blackberry and Android phones are gaining more and more popularity in the Indian market. According to a research, Indian consumers are expected to buy 12 million smartphones in 2011. This growth definitely is a precursor to the number of trojans and malware that may be aimed at the smartphones. The only way to be sure that your device is protected is to install a proactive security software on the device.

With the all-new KMS 9, owners of Blackberry and Android-based smartphones can now get comprehensive protection for their device and all of the data stored on it. “We always listen to our clients? preferences and desires, whether in connection with the capabilities of our solutions, or our distribution channels,” says Jagannath Patnaik, Director – Channel Sales, Kaspersky Lab, South Asia. “Obviously, the easiest way for owners of Android-based devices to start using a product is to download it from Android Market.”