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Security Options for Mobile Devices

07/20/2020 Guest Post

Going anywhere and being connected is one of the best benefits modern tech has allowed people, but with that privilege comes the need to protect those devices and their data from threats. This is a crucial step to take when you are, whether you are using mobile devices for work or personal reasons. For a business site, it is paramount that they take these measures before letting employees walk out with sensitive data on their hands. Here are some of the threats mobile devices are up against: Unsafe networks, employees…

Microsoft Defender may provide your iPhone with added security

02/26/202002/25/2020 L. Green

The tech rivals will be working together as rather unlikely partners in keeping user data secure. Microsoft Defender may seem like the last option you’d expect to be headed to iPhone security, but it looks as though that’s exactly what’s happening. The annual RSA security conference in San Francisco revealed initial details about the security move. The Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) client for Macs began in 2019. The RSA security conference began on February 24 and was the venue for the announcement that the security features would be…

Is your mobile phone security at risk because of your own actions?

06/28/201706/26/2017 L. Green

A private investigator is cautioning consumers that they’re sharing their smartphone numbers too often. There are a number of mobile phone security risks to which device users are exposing themselves every day without even knowing it. The result, says private investigator Thomas Martin who is a former Drug Enforcement Agency agent, is that consumers are providing third parties with access to a surprisingly large amount of information about themselves. The cause is an over-willingness of American consumers to share their phone numbers. Cell numbers have a direct link to our…

Smartphone iris scanner built into Samsung Galaxy S8 easily fooled

05/25/201705/25/2017 L. Green

It takes nothing more than a photograph and a contact lens to trick the phone’s mobile security feature. The sophisticated and hyped smartphone iris scanner in the Samsung Galaxy S8 isn’t quite as secure as marketing claims have suggested. A German hacking group called the Chaos Computer Club has found a simple way around what Samsung called “one of the safest ways to keep your phone locked.” The electronics giant said that the patterns on a person’s iris are “virtually impossible to replicate.” That said, members of the German club…

Prioritize security during the holidays

11/30/2013 Note From The Editor

Mobile commerce security may need more attention The holiday season has arrived and that means that a lot of shopping needs to get done. Many people are opting to do their holiday shopping from their mobile devices this year, taking advantage of the some of the special offers that are being provided by retailers with an interest in mobile commerce. Some people are choosing to avoid physical stores, shopping instead directly from their mobile devices. Others, however, will be using their devices in-store in order to find the best deals…