Mobile service provider Telecom Italia has selected F-Secure to offer device security to its consumer mobile customers.

Telecom Italia has leveraged F-Secure security solution to launch its new service TIMProtect that offers protection to consumers while browsing and banking on computers and mobile devices. It also ensures safe browsing for children and protects mobile devices in case of loss or theft, said F-Secure in a statement issued in India.

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The agreement is significant because several mobile device users face security issues. 89 percent of consumers use Windows computers, 16 percent Apple computers, 39 percent Android smartphones, and 22 percent Android tablets.

“Telecom operators need to move fast to serve the changing needs of the customers,” said Antonio Andrea Vaccarelli, responsible for Device and Service Development at Telecom Italia.

Recently, Facebook tapped a security solutions vendor to strengthen security for its social media network users across the country.

According to F-Secure Labs, malware is continuing to evolve into ever more sophisticated forms, both on mobile devices and on computers. Mobile malware commonly attempts to profit on the backs of users by sending SMS messages to premium numbers or by diverting banking-related SMS messages.