Tag: cyber attacks

This month aims to boost your mobile security

Julie Campbell
Mobile Security

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month to help people get treats, not tricks. National Cyber Security Awareness Month is now underway for October, and this year’s message, more than ever, has a focus on mobile security as well as on protecting computers and other devices from viruses, breaches and attacks. While Halloween decorations can make this month spooky, even scarier are the digital threats we face. Unfortunately, those cyber and mobile security threats are dangers that we face with every passing day and aren’t only limited to a single day…

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Mobile security is inadequate among American devices

Jesse Collins
man and woman mobile security

This, despite the fact that the average person in the United States does fear having gadgets hacked. The vast majority of people in the United States – that is, 69 percent – fee that a mobile security breach that caused their personal information to be stolen is something that is inevitable in their lifetimes, says a report issued by Citrix. That said, even though they feel that their odds of being hacked are high, their smartphones are primarily unprotected. Even though there have been some very high profile cyber attacks…

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Cyber security may be in for some change in 2015

L. Green
Mobile marketing cyber Security

Cyber attacks place more focus on security In 2014, various cyber attacks made headlines and attracted attention throughout the world. These attacks led to serious financial damage for companies that were targeted and saw the personal information of millions of people stolen. While cyber attacks are nothing new, there were many high-profile attacks targeting large companies, like JPMorgan, in 2014. This may have revitalized the focus in the cyber security sector, especially as mobile technology begins to play a bigger role in society. Cyber security may become more defined in…

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Mobile Security is in Need of Some Attention

Note From The Editor
mobile commerce security

Security in a new age of technology Mobile security is something that shouldn’t be taken lightly. The world is becoming increasingly reliant on mobile technology and this has made the mobile space a target for malicious groups that have exploitation in mind. These groups are targeting mobile sectors that have yet to begin taking security seriously, and this means that mobile commerce has become a digital battlefield. Mobile commerce is an attractive target because it is awash with financial information that is, more often than not, left unguarded. In 2013,…

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Mobile security report shows spending to reach all time high

Jennifer Goula
mobile security threats

A recent report issued by Research and Markets has revealed that spending could come to $9 billion in 2013. Research and Markets has now released a report on recent data that has illustrated a trend in mobile security spending, worldwide, and that indicates that the figures will be reaching their highest point, to date. The report has indicated that spending on software, infrastructure and services is already aimed at its largest amount ever. The report from Research and Markets indicates that global spending on these mobile security factors will likely…

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