Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’
IN THE HEADLINES: Top Android Trojans You Should Try to Avoid
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 18, 2012
If you use an Android-powered smartphone or tablet, you’re not alone. I use them, too. And so do millions of others. In fact, Android is now so popular as a platform for phones, tablets, and other devices Google recently claimed that around 700,000 new Android devices are being activated every day. Adding to the more [...]
Parenting for the Digital Native: Part 2 — Securing Data on our Apple Tech
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● December 19, 2011
In Part One of our Parenting for a Digital Native series, we took a moment to lock down our Apple device of choice —iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch — so that younger Digital Native would not have access to content far from being child-friendly, as well as preventing certain sensitive data to be shared without [...]
Parenting for the Digital Native: Part 1 — Making Apple Tech Kid Friendly
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● December 12, 2011
My child, the Digital Native. Her grandfather (my dad) is constantly amazed at what she can accomplish on the iPad. He claims it’s because the apple (pardon the pun) isn’t falling far from the tree. “I can’t do what you do,” my Dad tells me often. “You just sit behind a computer and just figure [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Mobile Threats on the Rise
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 8, 2011
I used to have an iPhone. Then I switched to an Android-powered phone. While I’ve found the Android phone a much better option, it seems like my choice might have increased my security exposure. According to McAfee’s most recent threat report, the Android mobile platform experienced the vast majority of new mobile malware discovered over [...]
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, [...]
Spring: A Season for Sun, Students, and Scams
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● March 11, 2011
March ushers in warmer temperatures, a deep-seeded passion for college hoops, and a change from the bleakness of Winter to something brighter and livelier. March also means students begin planning for their Spring Break destinations. Some may head down south to Key West or even further into the tropics. Some may set their week-long respite [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Smartphone Insecurity
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 2, 2011
Depending on what you hear in the media, you might be confused about smartphone security. Are they safe or not? You have a right to be perplexed, because so too are most security experts– particularly with the discovery of the data stealing and bank robbing Zeus Trojan now targeting smartphones. Security experts in Europe are [...]
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 [...]
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