Kaprica Skorpion Charger Sniffs for Malware
10/04/2013
Scanning a smartphone for malware with a charger offers more protection than security apps ever can.
The Skorpion charger can be made to work with any smartphone operating system, but Kaprica does need to work with smartphone makers to ensure the Skorpion charger can work with their handsets. Britton won’t get specific about what phones it will be compatible with early on, but says its technology is most developed for Android so far and that the Reston, Virginia-based company plans to launch with a handset maker that already makes both Android and Windows smartphones.
For the user, the charger is simple: plug it into the wall, and plug the phone into the charger. The charger then conducts a quick preliminary scan of the phone; if all is in order, it shows a green light.