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Malicious software meets BYOD

Stephen Cobb, security evangelist at ESET * March 26, 2012

Bringing together two separate pieces of security research reveals vulnerability to cybercrime on an alarming scale.
 

HTC investigating flaw in its Android phones

October 03, 2011

A new mobile phone bug stems from an insecure program, called HTCLoggers.apk, which was recently added to some HTC Android devices.
 

Android botnet infections on the uptick

September 09, 2011

Mobile botnets are nowhere near as big as PC zombie networks, but the threat is growing, according to a new report from Damballa.
 

Zeus for Android steals one-time banking passwords

July 12, 2011

Researchers have discovered a new variant of the insidious Zeus trojan designed to run on Google Android smartphones, but the threat is minimal in the United States.
 

Apple issues iOS update to cool off tracking issue

May 06, 2011

Apple this week issued an update to address rampant concerns that its iPhone and iPad devices are collecting and storing information about users' locations.
 

Apple responds to data collection concerns

April 27, 2011

Apple has denied logging users' locations and promised to release a software update to change the way it stores data on iPhones.
 

Juniper Networks to acquire SMobile Systems

July 28, 2010

Juniper Networks has agreed to acquire Columbus, Ohio-based SMobile Systems, a privately held software company focused on smartphone and tablet security solutions, for $70 million. The acquisition will further enable Juniper customers to remotely and securely connect their PCs and smartphones to corporate networks. According to Infonetics Research, the mobile client security market is projected to grow to more than $1 billion by 2014. - GM
 

Don't fear emerging technology

Bill Mathews, CTO/co-founder, Hurricane Labs June 01, 2010

Security professionals must stop being afraid of every "new" technology that comes along, says Hurricane Labs' Bill Mathews.
 
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