The BBC was recently criticised for scaremongering about the threat mobile viruses posed to smartphones, particularly those operating on the Symbian platform.
F-Secure was one of two anti-virus software companies quoted by the BBC – the other was Adaptive Mobile.
So it was interesting for smartphone.biz-news to speak with Samu Konttinen, vice president of mobile solutions at F-Secure, to hear his views on the danger of viruses to smartphones.