Know your gear
With recent advances in technology, mobile, wireless, and handheld computing devices have become common elements of a complete data system, and are often fully integrated with the Internet. While this brings unprecedented versatility and functionality, it also brings new dangers and vulnerabilities.
If you use a handheld computing device as part of your home or business data system, you have a major security gap, even if you use up-to-date virus protection and a robust personal firewall. This gap exists because standard anti-virus and firewall applications can't protect your PC from a virus or other destructive code that may be introduced during a sync operation between a handheld and a PC. A PC virus could get into your handheld, turning it into a vector of infection through data transfer. Once the virus is on your handheld, it could be transmitted to your PC the next time you sync, and you would have no warning or protection from your standard anti-virus application.
McAfee VirusScan Wireless closes the gap
If you use a handheld computing device as part of your home or business data system, you have a major security gap, even if you use up-to-date virus protection and a robust personal firewall. This gap exists because standard anti-virus and firewall applications can't protect your PC from a virus or other destructive code that may be introduced during a sync operation between a handheld and a PC. A PC virus could get into your handheld, turning it into a vector of infection through data transfer. Once the virus is on your handheld, it could be transmitted to your PC the next time you sync, and you would have no warning or protection from your standard anti-virus application.
McAfee VirusScan Wireless closes the gap