Tuesday | 7 July, 2009
Stories about: BlackBerry
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Steps for achieving proper mobile security governance 28/05/2009 07:06:00
Advanced mobile devices--iPhone, BlackBerry and other handhelds--have created a growing wireless mobility environment for business, personal communication and entertainment. However, their growing use has also led to a faster increase in the depth and breadth of mobile security threats. Using a mobile device to access corporate information systems can potentially create a hole to corporate security if not protected and used properly. In a recent report from CSI, the theft or loss of corporate proprietary and customer information by mobile devices is nearly half of all sources. Data breaches are real to nearly every organization of virtually any size, from the big multinational corporation to the small to medium business, including device loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access to corporate network and data disclosure. - +
Blog: Mobile Twitter Game Heats Up; Oprah, Ashton Kutcher Fan the Flames 20/04/2009 11:30:00
Uber micro-blogging service Twitter has seen a drastic spike in popularity in recent days thanks to the support of a number of high-profile celebrities like Kelso--ahem, Ashton Kutcher--and the Queen Bee of Middle America, Oprah Winfrey. Along with all the newfound interest come a number of crafty software developers hoping to cash in on the mass hilarity with new, feature-packed Twitter applications and services for smartphones that let you tweet from anywhere theres cellular connectivity. - +
Computer thefts prompt Los Alamos security review 19/02/2009 09:46:00
The Los Alamos National Laboratories has launched a month-long project aimed at ensuring that offsite computer systems fully comply the institution's information security policies. Los Alamos officials are also conducting a full review of its policies and its procedures governing the use of official computers at home by employees of the laboratory. - +
White House e-mail crashes 28/01/2009 06:04:00
The tech-savvy Obama White House is suffering the inconvenience and embarrassment of an e-mail crash that has lasted several hours Monday afternoon, according to published reports. - +
VeriSign buys Certicom after RIM withdraws bid 27/01/2009 12:05:00
VeriSign said it plans to buy Certicom, just three days after Research In Motion's hostile bid for the security company unraveled. - +
Five ways to bulk up your network for telecommuters 23/10/2008 08:41:00
Whether they're in branch offices or home offices, workers are increasingly telecommuting instead of working in a traditional centralized office environment. - +
How to fashion a 'security first' enterprise 19/03/2008 10:29:45
These forward-thinking IT managers are working at dismantling the stereotype of the risk-averse security professional-cum-business foe. How? By showing business colleagues they understand company operations and appreciate corporate goals. - +
How to Lock Up Laptop Security 27/02/2008 10:59:11
Haven't encrypted your laptop fleet yet? There's no excuse for that choice anymore. Check out today's smart strategies for improving laptop security — before the next machine disappears - +
Networking's greatest debates in Wireless 30/10/2007 11:15:35
A Look at the all time greatest controversies in the history of the networking industry. - +
The eight most dangerous consumer technologies 11/09/2007 09:01:34
High-tech consumer products and services of all kinds are making their way into the workplace. They include everything from smart phones, voice-over-IP systems and flash memory sticks to virtual online worlds. And as people grow more accustomed to having their own personal technology at their beck and call -- and in fact can't imagine functioning without it -- the line between what they use for work and what they use for recreation is blurring. - +
Prepare for more mobile security threats now 31/05/2007 12:56:08
Mobile security threats are a relatively minor annoyance to a handful of users in Europe and Asia. However, conditions are rapidly ripening for these threats to start overwhelming both companies and individual users in North America.
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