I have been thinking after noticing the Common Criteria EAL4 certification awarded to Microsoft Mobile 6.1. This certification makes me think that Microsoft Mobile 6.1 based devices are secured better than the other Mobile OS implementations. In the market, we see more operating systems showing-up in the Mobile devices which are used for personal, enterprise and sensitive (gov) needs.
Its a given fact that some vendors have a very strong hold on what can be be deployed or even run (Apple’s ability to, preemptively, remote administer my phone and uninstall an application is a scary thought) on these devices. Most of OS vendors want our applications to be digitally signed by them, some force their own software delivery platform on us.
We have Snapdragon like hardware platforms available in the market. General purpose OS implementations for Mobile devices is a good way to progress. My wish is to have some more hardware innovation from the industry and leap to the next horizon in the mobility segment. May be we would have a choice to buy a brand new phone and have a option to install a OS of our choice (Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Maemo, etc.,)
Is there a need to look at how we trust the OS vendors and their implementations that run most of our mobile devices?.
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