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Mobile technology may not be as safe and innocent as once thought

08/12/201108/12/2011 Stephen Vagus

As mobile technology continues to evolve, it is constantly pushing the boundaries of security. Augmented reality has already been shown to present a very real threat to a person’s privacy, but smart phones harbor many tools that can be used against their owners. One tool, in particular, is seemingly harmless and is most often associated with the emergence of mobile commerce. NFC technology, though still in its infancy, has the potential to completely nullify any security methods used to protect a person’s identity or a company’s sensitive business information. Near…

Ensuring security in a future of mobile commerce

08/11/201108/11/2011 L. Green

As the number of mobile phones such as smartphones, tablets, and other always-on communication devices become more affordable and more common, the mobile commerce environment is equally on the rise, with all of the security risks that are attached to it. After years of popularity of the internet through standard desktop and laptop PCs, businesses are finally understanding that the walls of their physical brick-and-mortar location no longer define their boundaries. Instead, organizations are extending outward in order to achieve greater agility and flexibility so that they can obtain a…

Mobile device data capacity leads to tremendous security risks

08/03/201108/03/2011 John Montgallo

According to experts, the data capacity and portability of mobile devices are bringing about a series of significant security issues. Assistant vice president of Aon Risk Solutions, Sarah Stephens, a San-Francisco-based unit of Aon Corp., pointed out that people set the devices down and leave them unattended. That said, the greater the storage capacity of the devices, the more sensitive information is frequently stored within them, and the greater the risk if the device be misplaced or stolen. This was explained by Stephens at the first Cyber & Privacy Risk…