Articles about Mobile Device Security

Smartphone Breaches Are Rare -- For Now

There are all kinds of security risks looming with smartphones -- loss of the phone, theft, apps that store personal information on the phone, infected websites, and so on. Continue Reading »

Laptop Theft: Is Your SMB Prepared?

I've written a number of blogs recently on how to achieve better information security for small and mid-sized businesses. Among others, I made the recommendation that SMBs should protect laptops with full-disk encryption software and use secure flash drives to protect the information carried on portable storage devices. Continue Reading »

Google Enhances Mobile Device Security

Admins can enforce a policy that does not let old passwords be reused. Continue Reading »

One Bad App Can Spoil the Phone

If you pay attention to the tech media, you know that neither Apple nor Google is impervious to having malicious applications in their respective stores. Continue Reading »

The Dark Days of Summer for IT: Securing Traveling Company Data

While new technologies provide both companies and employees with immense flexibility, they can become a security nightmare for IT departments. Continue Reading »

Symantec: SMBs Focusing on Data Security

Most SMBs are now making data security their top IT priority, compared to just 15 months ago. Continue Reading »

Viruses Planted in Windows Smartphone Games, Says Lookout

The games involved are 3D Anti-Terrorist and PDA Poker Art. Continue Reading »

Researchers Claim to Have Developed Android Rootkit

Two researchers say they have developed a kernel-level Android rootkit. Continue Reading »

Researcher Discovers 'Data Protection Vulnerability' in iPhone

Apple has been notified about the flaw, but has not corrected it. Continue Reading »

Symantec Expands Security Beyond the Desktop

Norton Everywwhere will include mobile security products for iPhone and Android and security for a variety of non-PC "smart devices." Continue Reading »

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