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Cisco Systems today released a free iPhone app that will allow users to receive security updates and the latest news on web threats, as well as aggregating additional security related content for iPhone users.

According to CNET security correspondent Elinor Mills, the app will draw on data from Cisco's Security Intelligence Operations (SIO) system, which itself collects real-time information from 700,000 sensors located at important locations throughout the internet. Mills says that Cisco uses this data to detect spam campaigns and various types of malware attack.

The SIO To Go app will also allow users to investigate websites and email addresses from their iPhones, comparing the data to watch lists maintained by Cisco's SIO. Cisco executive Marie Hattar said that "[the app] improves the means by which IT departments are alerted to threats, and it provides added confidence and device flexibility as Cisco customers are shielded from these breaches."

Jailbroken iPhones have made security headlines in recent weeks as malware programmers exploited loopholes to create the first two iPhone worms found in the wild.