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When friendly 'from' names become enemies

Posted September 5, 2013 - 11:55 am

How friendly email from names, smartphones, and social media create a perfect opportunity for social engineering scams.
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Lookout Antivirus & Security review: Basic protection for your Android phone

Posted September 4, 2013 - 4:13 pm

Don't let your sensitive data fall into the wrong hands.
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Mobile malware, mainly aimed at Android devices, jumps 614% in a year

Posted July 15, 2013 - 11:19 am

Mobile malware attacks -- most of them aimed at Android devices -- are up six-fold since last year, an increase due mainly to the use of free mobile apps from sketchy vendors, according to studies by McAfee and Juniper Networks.
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8 hot mobile startups to watch

Posted June 27, 2013 - 3:28 pm

More users want to use their mobile devices at work, but IT is having trouble controlling the security.
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Fake AV and ransomware: Coming soon to an Android device near you

Posted June 27, 2013 - 2:16 pm

Symantec has uncovered a new Android threat you might recognize from PC malware--fake antivirus and ransom ware attacks.
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New Norton Mobile Security includes database of 4 million scanned Android apps

Posted June 27, 2013 - 11:11 am

The Norton Mobile Insight database scans 10,000 new Android apps daily for security and privacy risks
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Symantec software monitors sensitive Apple iOS iPhone, iPad e-mail

Posted June 26, 2013 - 3:03 pm

Symantec today said the updated version of its Data Loss Prevention (DLP) suite will be able to monitor confidential data sent by e-mail via Apple iPhones and iPads.
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Encryption can't protect your data while you're logged in

Posted June 24, 2013 - 2:49 pm

If you don't use a password to unlock your device, most encryption software won't protect your data
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Android antivirus products a big flop, researchers say

Posted June 10, 2013 - 11:43 am

Android smartphones and tablets are under attack, and the most popular tools developed to protect them are easily circumvented, according to new research from Northwestern University and the University of North Carolina.
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The BYOD mobile security threat is real

Posted June 3, 2013 - 10:50 am

Cloud storage, text messaging, poor accountability and the "Bad Leaver" open the doors to data breaches in a BYOD environment, says a cyber-crime expert in this interview.
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Smartphones take center stage in two-factor authentication schemes

Posted May 20, 2013 - 3:59 pm

We all know that relying on a simple user ID and password combination is fraught with peril. One alternative is to use one of the single sign-on solutions we reviewed last year, but there are less expensive options that could also be easier to install.
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Mobile adware is not the same as PC, has access to personal information: Bitdefender

Posted April 18, 2013 - 11:39 am

Adware on mobile means more than just showing banners, according to Bitdefender senior e-threat analust, Bogdan Botezatu.
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4 mobile security predictions to help CIOs plan for the future

Posted April 16, 2013 - 4:19 pm

Both hope and new challenges both are on the way, says Forrester analyst Chenxi Wang.
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Army defends its mobile device security plan

Posted April 5, 2013 - 3:49 pm

The Department of Defense's inspector general has reposted and updated a report critical of the Army's shortcomings in handling cybersecurity for commercial mobile devices (CMD), with some changes to correct for what it says were mistakes.
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Report thumping Army for mobile cyber security efforts yanked off DoD website

Posted April 4, 2013 - 10:59 am

A report from the Inspector General of the U.S Department of Defense that's critical of the way the Army has handled mobile-device security has been inexplicably yanked from the IG DoD public website but can still be found in the Google caching system.
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Forrester Research calls mobile-device management 'heavy-handed approach'

Posted March 28, 2013 - 4:51 pm

Forrester Research predicts that with the "bring your own device" (BYOD) trend expected to increasingly include laptops in addition to smartphones and tablets, the approach to managing those devices is in for some big changes.
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Mobile security: iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry vs. Windows Phone

Posted February 26, 2013 - 5:28 pm

As Samsung pushes to be 'enterprise class' and BlackBerry seeks renewed business buy-in, which platform provides the security you need?
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FTC report suggests ways to improve mobile privacy

Posted February 5, 2013 - 8:02 am

Under the recommendations laid out in a report released Friday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), consumers would gain a much better understanding of how their data is gathered and used by key players in the mobile universe.
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Fujitsu phone keeps corporate data safe

Posted January 25, 2013 - 3:21 pm

Japan's Fujitsu has developed a phone that addresses a problem facing businesses today: how to allow employees access to corporate IT systems from their own phones while keeping control over corporate data and avoiding deliberate or inadvertent leaks.
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Android malware cases to hit 1 million in 2013

Posted January 24, 2013 - 3:29 pm

The number of distinct Android malware specimens detected will reach 1 million this year, predicts Trend Micro in its annual security roundup report, noting that the surge in Android malware has grown at a faster clip in three years than was seen in PC-based malware in its first 14 years.
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A road warrior's guide to locking down your laptop

Posted January 22, 2013 - 4:21 pm

How to protect your valuable notebook against prying eyes, snatching hands, and malicious Wi-Fi connections.
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Disaster recovery: Don't forget mobile

Posted January 14, 2013 - 1:01 pm

As the mobile workforce continues to grow, IT execs must remember the importance of including mobile technology in their disaster recovery plans.
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Mobile attacks top the list of 2013 security threats

Posted January 9, 2013 - 12:50 pm

For years, information security experts have predicted a spike in mobile malware. Will 2013 be the year of mobile attacks? And what other security threats are on the horizon?
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12 must-watch security startups for 2013

Posted January 8, 2013 - 5:46 pm

Security ventures target cloud computing, mobility, malware detection, catching stealthy attackers.
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12 security resolutions for 2013

Posted January 7, 2013 - 10:00 am

From Wi-Fi to mobile security, here are 11 things you should commit to doing this year to keep hackers and malware at bay.
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