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IN THE HEADLINES: Tis the Season for 2012 Security Predictions

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 30, 2011

At this time every year, security experts around the world can be guaranteed to do at least two things: reflect on the past year, the major security events and troubling trends, and what we’ve learned; and look forward to the next year with a whole host of security predications. And probably none of them good. [...]

IN THE HEADLINES: Be Wary of Rogue Android Apps

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 23, 2011

Security experts recently uncovered yet another handful of rogue apps offered free in the Android marketplace which can do significant harm if downloaded. Hackers have apparently been offering what look like legitimate and well-known game apps, including Angry Birds, free of charge. Users who are unlucky enough to download one of these rogue apps are [...]

IN THE HEADLINES: 10 Things You Need to Know about Google Wallet

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 8, 2011

Last week I wrote about how Google Wallet could change all kinds of commerce by turning your phone into a wallet, credit card, and all-around pocket payment system. Later that day, Google actually hosted a press conference where they outlined their Wallet plans in more detail, so armed with more information about the ambitious project [...]

Cleaning the Smartphone Slate

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● May 2, 2011

Do you have any inactive smartphones or cellphones in your house? Chances are you do; and as there is credit to be earned towards a brand new smartphone or a deduction to add to your tax report, donating an old cellphone to a charitable organization or recycling an older model phone is the smart, responsible, [...]

Protecting Your New Toys (and the Data They Store)

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● January 10, 2011

Welcome to the New Year! Around this time resolutions are made (and forgotten) and people are working on mastering their “big gift” from the holidays. If your Wish List included items from the Top Ten Most Wanted of 2010 Christmas Gifts, chances are you found an iPad under your tree, or an iPhone, Droid, or [...]

IN THE HEADLINES: Is Your Cell Phone Really Your Friend?

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 31, 2010

It’s estimated that more than 85% of US consumer have a cell phone, and increasingly those cell phones are smart phones. But just because your phone is smart, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s smart enough to be secure. There are more than a dozen ways your smart phone, and any other cell phone, can expose you [...]


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