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Bluefire's Mobile Network and Device Security Survey Says Growth in Mobile Data Usage Would Result If Security Applications Were Embedded on Devices

Posted on: Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 12:00 CDT

BALTIMORE, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluefire Security Technologies, Inc., a developer of security solutions for mobile devices, today released findings from a survey of wireless device and network users suggesting that concerns about the security of mobile devices and data are common.

Bluefire's Mobile Device and Network Security Survey confirmed that subscribers are using a wide variety of applications on their devices:

* 65% of respondents use their wireless devices for surfing the Web * 60% use text and picture messaging * 54% access corporate email accounts * 40% access personal web-based accounts

These applications are often a conduit for attacks on networks, mobile devices, and personal data. The increasing risk for security breaches is commonly known; over half of the respondents say they or their employer would deploy more mobile devices, more rapidly, if security was addressed.

The top three mobile security issues selected by respondents: * protection and/or encryption of the device data (67%) * loss or theft of a device (64%) * security of data during wireless transmission (61%)

"Our survey of users of wireless networks and mobile devices should be a wake-up call for device manufacturers and wireless carriers," said Bluefire Security Technologies COO Scott Schelle. "Enterprises and individuals are relying on their devices for ever more sophisticated tasks and are signaling they want to buy more devices. But until the security issues are addressed purchases will continue to be delayed." Almost 80% of survey respondents indicated that embedded security software -- applications preinstalled on handhelds -- would likely accelerate purchase and deployment of mobile devices in their organizations.

To obtain a clear picture of user perceptions and activities regarding mobile security, Bluefire Security Technologies conducted a survey of more than 1,500 Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) Conference attendees including carriers, integrators, enterprises and end users. Respondents included representatives of small, mid-size and large enterprises, as well as government and military officials, equipment manufacturers and software developers.

Complete survey data is available from Bluefire by visiting http://www.bluefiresecurity.com/ or by calling (410) 637-8167.

About Bluefire Security Technologies, Inc.

Bluefire Security Technologies provides a complete security solution specifically designed for mobile handheld devices. The Bluefire Mobile Security(TM) Suite is the industry's only fully integrated security solution including authentication, encryption, integrity monitoring, firewall, logging and central management. Bluefire enables the secure deployment and use of handhelds across the enterprise by allowing handheld devices to be secured as part of the IT network infrastructure. Bluefire Security Technologies recently won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 - Maryland Award.

Bluefire Mobile Security(TM) solutions support the Microsoft Windows (WM) 2003, WM 5.0 and Palm operating systems; are available directly from Bluefire in the United States, and internationally through Ubitexx GmbH (Germany), Boxing Orange (UK) and Synergy Software Systems (UAE); and are certified by Cingular Wireless.

For more information visit http://www.bluefiresecurity.com/ or call (410) 637-8160.

Bluefire Security Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Gillian Pommerehn or Jessica Trzyna, +1-410-727-6855, both forBluefire Security Technologies, Inc.

Web site: http://www.bluefiresecurity.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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