mobile security techniques Archives

This month aims to boost your mobile security

10/09/201510/07/2015 Julie Campbell

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…

Mobile security’s greatest threat to a businesses is its workers

05/14/201405/12/2014 Sam Lambert

The results of a recent study have shown that employee devices bring with them a considerable risk. The growing popularity of bring your own device (BYOD) programs in workplaces is creating a great deal of accessibility and convenience for workers in a very affordable way for employers, but is equally increasing the mobile security risk exposures for those businesses. The details regarding the spike in threats to companies was detailed in a report based on a recent survey. The problem is primarily based on the issue that workers are using…

Mobile security goes beyond malware protection

07/12/201307/09/2013 Stephanie Beck

Many smartphone owners are forgetting that there are risks to using their devices other than viruses. Android device users concerned with mobile security are being advised to look beyond malware when it comes to the worries that they have and the efforts that they take to protect themselves. Though malware is an issue, it is still a notably more common occurrence in PCs than smartphones. In the case of Apple, the strict control that the company holds over what can be downloaded its store has kept the vast majority of…