Security status and information display system

A method comprising the steps of:

• at a server security component running on a server, receiving from a client security component running on a mobile device raw or at least partially processed data about a security event identified by the client security component;
• at the server security component, receiving data concerning a current configuration of the mobile device;
• at the server security component, processing the received security event data and the received current mobile device configuration data against a database of security events including at least three of the security events in the group of security events consisting of exploits, suspicious network traffic, viruses, malware, SMS message spam, phone call spam, suspicious system calls, suspicious function calls and authentication failures, to assess whether the security event represents a present threat to the mobile device on which the event occurred;
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• at the server security component, outputting a mobile-device-specific security state assessment for display.

A method comprising the steps of:

• at a server security component running on a server, receiving from a client security component running on a mobile device raw or at least partially processed data about a network interface event identified by the client security component;
• at the server security component, receiving data concerning a current configuration of the mobile device;
• at the server security component, processing the received network interface event data and the received current mobile device configuration data against a database of network interface events to assess whether the network interface event represents a present threat to the mobile device on which the event occurred;
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• at the server security component, outputting a mobile-device-specific security state assessment for display based upon the server processing.