Thursday, November 1, 2007

Japan may track defense officials with GPS phones


Category: Biometric News, Security, Personal Technology, Wireless, Reuters, Consumer Electronics, Phone
Proposal is made after the former No. 2 at the defense ministry admitted he'd been treated to hundreds of rounds of golf by a defense contractor. Japan's government wants to use mobile phones with GPS--often used by parents to keep track of children--to keep tabs on senior defense...

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....

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...

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Remembering five years of vulnerability markets


Category: Biometric News, Browsers, Botnets, Black Hat, Apple, Zero-day attacks, Wireless, Windows Vista, Wi-Fi security, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Mozilla, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft
Guest Editorial by David EndlerWhile compiling some stats this week for our Zero Day Initiative two year anniversary, I came across this recent news article by the Associated Press, Researchers Seek Cash for Software Flaws. It's the latest in a long line of media coverage on the launch of...

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