Friday, November 2, 2007

Week in review: Go go Google


Category: Biometric News, Security, Identity Theft, Mobile, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Google Inc.
The search giant is outgrowing expectations, while Apple releases its Leopard into the wild. Also: Finding some privacy on the Net. Google is big and getting bigger. Google's shares traded over the $700 mark this week, marking a new first for the Internet giant. Just a...

Friday, October 12, 2007

Survey: Office workers still the greatest security threat


Category: Biometric News, Security, Networking, Desktop, Mobile, Enterprise security, survey
Sophos study reveals, however, that remote employees are becoming a bigger perceived network threat to businesses. Businesses still consider desktop users to be the biggest security risk to their networks, despite increased concern over outsourced labor and remote users. Sophos today revealed figures from its latest network...

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

BlackBerry faces local players, rules in China


Category: Biometric News, Security, Mobile, Wireless, Hardware, Reuters, China
RIM faces daunting challenges, including low-cost homegrown rivals (read: "RedBerry"), security hurdles and regulations. Even before its official launch in China, Research In Motion's BlackBerry faces daunting challenges from low-cost rivals and a thicket of regulations that could trip up its advance into the world's largest mobile market....

Thursday, September 27, 2007

F-Secure: Low threat from mobile malware


Category: Biometric News, Security, Mobile, Viruses and Worms, Attacks, Marketing, Gemma Simpson, Advertising & Promotion, Cyberthreats
Viruses targeting cell phones are on the increase but pose a much lower security danger than those aimed at PCs, says CEO. The threats from mobile malicious software are not particularly high--and are around 20 years behind those plaguing PCs now, according to a security company chief. ...

Friday, September 21, 2007

Symantec warns users over Bluetooth security


Category: Biometric News, Security, Mobile, Wireless, Lynn Tan, Symantec Corp., Privacy & data protection, Wi-Fi, Mobile Device, Phone, Device, Bluetooth
Executive offers advice on how to combat growing security threats linked to use of Bluetooth-equipped devices. With Bluetooth wireless features fast becoming commonplace on mobile devices, users need to be aware of the security vulnerabilities linked to the technology, said a Symantec executive. A study by research...

Analyst: Virtualization set to boost mobile security


Category: Biometric News, Security, Mobile, Hardware, Virtualization, Enterprise security, Gartner Inc., Marketing, Gemma Simpson, Mobile Device, Technology, Advertising & Promotion
Technology to help tackle problem of data loss from corporate mobile devices, but the tools won't exist until 2012, Gartner says. LONDON--Virtualization will be a key technology to help companies beef up security on corporate mobile devices, Gartner says. The technology is predicted to be used to...

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