ABI Research reports that the number of smartphones protected by advanced security software will increase fivefold over the next five years.
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Some customers have been able to log into the wrong Facebook account on their mobile phones.
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Even the most cautious among us can fall victim to laptop theft. Learn the importance of password protection, encryption, and other strategies for protecting your data--and some tools that may even help you recover your system.
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A phishing app disguised as a mobile banking solution was smuggled onto the Android Market.
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Gold Line says its Gold Lock 3G cell phone encryption system is unhackable--and they've offered a quarter of a million dollars in gold to anyone who can prove them wrong.
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Karsten Nohl hopes his recent demonstration of how to break GSM encryption will prompt operators to upgrade their security.
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An ABI Research study finds that only 18 percent of organizations actually have mobile voice security in place.
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The companies have collaborated on a single sign-on product that reads a user's palm vein patterns.
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Unfortunately, the weather outside isn't the only thing that's frightful this time of year. Use our PC security tips to protect yourself from spyware, hackers, and other Grinchy things.
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Troj/Boxer-A is a Trojan written to send SMS messages.
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Troj/Flocker-A is a Python script that may attempt, on certain mobile platforms, to abuse the SMS functionality to send out messages without the user's permission.
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WinCE.Pmcryptic.A is a worm that spreads by copying itself to memory cards on compromised mobile devices.
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For the second day in a row, a security vendor is issuing an alert for Troj/Konov-A, a J2ME Trojan that runs on certain mobile phones.
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Which would you rather lose, your car or Internet access?
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New variants spreading via Bluetooth, multimedia and text features
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New antivirus tool detects malware based on application behavior.
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Mobile devices make a tempting target for hackers and malicious viruses. Eset wants to prevent trouble before it starts.
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Right now carriers are doing the anti-spam lifting but things could change.
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Experts say it's only a matter of time until hackers and virus makers turn their attention to mobile tools -- and enterprises are unprepared.
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McAfee-sponsored research finds mobile users expect vendors to pre-install 24 x 7 protection.
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