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FBI uses malware to spy on suspects via their phones

The FBI has been known to use malware to spy on suspects via their computers but mobile phones make even better sources of information. Just think about it: the great majority …

How to avoid digital dangers while traveling

It’s summer holiday season, when people pack up their smartphones and tablets, sunscreen and tank tops and set off for a change of pace. With connected devices …

Researchers hack femtocells, record mobile phones’ calls, SMS traffic

Intercepting voice calls, SMS messages, and web traffic coming and going from a target’s mobile phone may be as simple as waiting for his phone to associate to a …

McAfee Mobile Security offers enhanced privacy protection

McAfee announced an updated version of McAfee Mobile Security offering new privacy features including the Multi-user App Profile function which allows consumers to create …

How to spot and avoid SMS scams

2013 has been touted by Gartner as the year when mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device worldwide. When you think about it, it’s logical, …

CIO concerns over security obstructing enterprise mobility

Despite a clear understanding of the benefits and drivers from the end-user community, companies have not mobilized many applications – and a large percentage are …

Security and privacy risks of top mobile apps

Appthority performed a static, dynamic and behavioral app analysis on the 400 most popular free and paid apps on the iOS and Android platforms. They analyzed each app for …

Mobile operating system wars: Android vs. iOS

When we introduced Clueful for Android, we thought mobile users should know what the applications on their devices were doing. One year and a couple hundred thousand analyzed …

Tips for network administrators as mobile device usage increases

The increase in mobile device has resulted in network challenges for businesses of all types and sizes. According to the Monetate Q1 2013 Ecommerce Quarterly, tablets have …

SaaS enhanced mobile device security

Sophos announced Sophos Mobile Control 3.5, the latest version of its mobile device management (MDM) solution. Available both on-premise and as-a-service, Sophos Mobile …

Pirate Bay founder raising money for new encrypted messaging app

Peter Sunde, one of the Pirate Bay co-founders, is looking to enter the encrypted messaging market. Spurred by the recent revelations about the US government’s PRISM …

12 trends in privacy and security

First identified as an industry issue a decade ago, data breaches are now part of the consumer vocabulary. Data breaches have evolved from credit card fraud with financial …

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