Sprint sets up mobile security council to raise awareness

Sprint, a US based telecommunications company, announced that it is leading a recently established mobile security council, to involve key players in the mobile ecosystem for addressing protection, safety and security needs important to consumers and businesses.

The charter members of the council includes Cisco, IBM, Juniper Networks, Lookout, Motorola Mobility along with its subsidiary 3LM, and Samsung.

'Consumers and businesses are taking full advantage of today’s sophisticated devices.Along with the growing adoption of smartphones and data , come new security challenges at the device, software, operating system and network level and new oppurtunities should be used to tackle them' said the company release.

“Sprint and our partners are taking action to identify and get out ahead of potential threats and to raise awareness of security and protection solutions for wireless customers. We welcome new participants from throughout the wireless industry.” said Fared Adib, vice president, Product during the announcement.

The primary objectives of the council are to define an ideal state of security across the industry, influence baseline security standards for the industry, increase the level of awareness of security issues and options for the end user, and to encourage strong participation and buy-in from the industry players.