But according to Roger Thompson, director of malicious code research at security firm TruSecure, the threat to Palms is more hype than here. I see no indication that the bad guys are doing anything about it. How malicious code could infect PDAs Malicious code could infect PDAs in several ways, experts say. For example, when Palm users beam data to each other through the device's infrared port, they might accidentally pass along infected files. If a PDA boasts wireless Net access, it is automatically exposed to the normal security threats of the Net.
Web actually helps filter out potentially loaded files.
A third source of infection lies in the cell phone modules now available for Palms and Visors, Handspring's No. 2 selling handheld, which also uses the Palm operating system. However, experts say most of these scenarios are low-risk at best. Devices based on the Palm, Windows Pocket PC, and Symbian EPOC operating systems all offer the ability to sync. I don't think it's a real threat. According to Palm, the sync-up process is actually a safeguard for PDA users.