Posts Tagged ‘smartphones’
IN THE HEADLINES: Get Used to Premium SMS Trojans
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 17, 2012
If you haven’t already heard of something called a Premium SMS Trojan, consider yourself warned. As Trojan attacks on Android smartphones and tablets soar, not all the attacks are what you would traditionally expect from a Trojan – like stealing your personal information or passwords. A growing number of these Trojans instead use your phone [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: The Password is Dead – Almost
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 29, 2011
The humble yet ever-reliable password may be on its deathbed, and could even be extinct within the next five years; according to a recent prediction by IBM. Each year around this time, IBM releases its 5 in 5 – five predictions for the next five years. And of all things that could have made IBM’s [...]
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 [...]
Candid Kids Can Be Safe…Even in 2011
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 17, 2011
With identity theft against children a growing issue online and in mainstream media outlets, IDGuardian is reposting some of our previous articles concerning minors and keeping their personal data safe. It may seem that assuring your child’s personally identifying information (PII) is easy to keep secure, but it can be pretty hard to do as [...]
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 [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Beware of Android Malware Fake Fix
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 22, 2011
Last week I wrote about how the DroidDream Trojan had quickly turned into a nightmare for Android based phones worldwide. Luckily Google quickly announced the availability of a security download designed to clean dozens of Trojan-infected apps from smartphones. And just as quickly, the criminal underground released its own version of Google’s Trojan remover that [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: McAfee Threat Report Paints Another Grim Picture
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 16, 2011
Security firm McAfee recently released its fourth quarter threat report, and it seems to confirm the same threats and trends most security observers are reporting. McAfee says it uncovered 20 million new pieces of malware in 2010, or an average of 55,000 new malware threats every day. That number seems to tally with a similar [...]
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