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F-Secure: Inside the cage

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Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 28 Sep 2007 17:25 BST

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The radio frequency lab where mobile malware is tested is housed in a Faraday cage in order to minimise the effects of transmission. "The Faraday cage stops radio waves when we are testing mobile malware," said Jarno Niemela, a senior antivirus researcher at F-Secure. The cage has a dual metal layer and is copper-lined.

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