mobility: security
Android Smartphone Sellers Should Patch, Refund Or Perish
FTC should crack down on wireless carriers and smartphone manufacturers that put their customers at risk by failing to update Android devices.
The End Of BYOD As We Know It?
Will IT need to limit which devices can connect to the corporate network? It feels like we're heading for separate Internets, aligned with mobile...
Samsung Looking To Elbow Past BlackBerry In The Enterprise
Samsung needs to overcome questions about Android security as it tries to steal business and government customers from BlackBerry and Apple.
Should You Buy From Huawei?
Congress says U.S. companies should not purchase products from Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE, citing national security concerns. I say Congress is...
Apple Suggests iMessage As SMS Bug Work-Around
Rather than fixing a security problem discovered last week, Apple tells users concerned with SMS spoofing to use its iMessage product instead of...
What Sophos Brings To MDM Table
Security vendors are rushing to fill gaping holes in IT's ability to manage mobile devices. But if you expect perfection, you'll wait too long.
Why Security Isn't A BYOD Showstopper
IT should view the bring-your-own-device phenomenon as less of a threat and more as an opportunity. Here's why.
IT's Consumerization Compliance Conundrum
Users are already bringing their own devices onto the network, and IT can no longer control where corporate data resides. What should you do to cope?
Carrier IQ Fights Back With Consumer Dashboard
Carrier IQ, attacked last year for monitoring cell phone user data, says it can help consumers gauge wireless phone performance--if carriers...
Why BYOD Doesn't Always Work In Healthcare
Security and screen layout problems make it difficult to let clinicians bring their own tablets and smartphones to work.
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White House Announces Mobile Security Guidelines
May 24, 2013U.S. CIO VanRoekel says future for government is one where mobile is the default computing platform; highlights accomplishments of Digital...
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Google's Wireless Sensors: Big Data Or Big Brother?
May 22, 2013Google demonstrated a network of wireless environmental sensors at its I/O conference last week. These sensors, combined with projects like Google...
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Apple iOS 6 Wins DOD Approval
May 20, 2013Apple devices running iOS 6 join BlackBerrys and Samsung Galaxy devices as approved by DOD for use by military and government workers.
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VMware Fights Android BYOD Headaches
May 15, 2013VMware's BYOD ambitions kick into gear through its partnership with Verizon. But is the virtualization heavyweight making its mobile management...
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Apple iPhone Decryption Backlog Stymies Police
May 14, 2013Apple's waiting list to bypass security controls on latest-generation iPhone and iPad devices means months-long delays for law enforcement...
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Can You Hack This Smartphone App For £10,000?
April 30, 2013Redact says its peer-to-peer iPhone messaging app is invulnerable to third-party eavesdropping, and invites you to prove it wrong.
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IBM Makes Enterprise Mobile Security Move
April 30, 2013IBM partners with mobile security vendor Arxan Technologies to secure apps created with its Worklight platform against malware and other attacks.
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Android Smartphone Sellers Should Patch, Refund Or Perish
April 22, 2013FTC should crack down on wireless carriers and smartphone manufacturers that put their customers at risk by failing to update Android devices.
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Mobile Malware Up 163% In 2012
April 17, 2013App repackaging, malicious mobile URLs and "smishing" are top delivery techniques for malicious mobile code, reports NQ Mobile study.
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Army Falls Short In Mobile Security, Says DOD
April 02, 2013Lack of comprehensive mobile security policy and thousands of unauthorized devices are among the security shortcomings of the Army's mobile efforts.
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