Tech Center Mobile Security
Dark Reading's Mobile Security Tech Center is your portal to current news and analysis of the latest threats, vulnerabilities and solutions in today's emerging mobile and portable security environment Written for security and IT professionals who support large numbers of mobile and portable devices, the Mobile Security Tech Center is designed to provide in-depth information and perspective on security issues affecting smartphones, tablet computers, laptop PCs, and portable storage devices, as well as the networks and applications that support them.
Featured Commentary
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Don BaileyBeen Caught Stealin'
Emergence of machine to machine (M2M) devices makes life easier for thieves and hackers -- and more dangerous for victims.
News
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Mobile AV Apps Fail To Detect Disguised Malware
Researchers test popular mobile antivirus apps on ability to detect repackaged, transformed versions of known Android malware
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Mobile Malware Up 163 Percent In 2012, Study Says
App repackaging, malicious mobile URLs and "smishing" are top delivery techniques for malicious mobile code
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FTC Goes After Text-Message Spammers
The Federal Trade Commission filings go after 29 defendants sending 180 million phony text messages promising free gift cards
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Pentagon Unveils Secure Mobile Device Plan
Military releases a new plan to accelerate the adoption of mobile devices and apps for both classified and unclassified use
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Smartphones, Foolish Security Choices
One quarter of smartphone users store "intimate" images on their mobile devices, says security vendor AVG
More Stories
- Left Behind: Out-Of-Date Androids At Risk
- Military-Grade iOS Secure Messaging App Gets User-Friendlier
- Hacking The Laptop Docking Station
- Service Providers In The DDoS, APT Bull's Eye
- CSOs Say: 'Court' Your Middle Managers, Too
By The Numbers
OUR Users Are Well-Behaved
Whether true or not, organizations tend to believe that users are not accessing company data or servers using unauthorized or unapproved mobile phones or tablets.
Commentary
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Android MDM Fragmentation: Does It Matter?
Of all the major mobile operating systems, Android provides the least in terms of mobile security and device management. Google has let its customers down
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Samsung? BlackBerry? Who Will Win The Containerization Wars?
The chaos of multiple container formats won't last
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Samsung Knox Raises Android Security Game
Following the BlackBerry announcement of BES 10 as a general-purpose mobile management solution, Samsung has expanded its SAFE program to include EMM features like MAM and business/personal partitioning. These companies are advancing the technology for customers. Where are Microsoft and Apple in this?
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BlackBerry Can Set EMM Standard With BES 10
By Larry Seltzer
The need for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server that's still in almost all large organizations has been declining, but BES 10 changes everything. Instead of being a legacy server to manage legacy phones, BES 10 can be the central console for managing all mobile devices
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Open Public Wi-Fi: How To Stay Safe
By Larry Seltzer
One day our systems will be built to default always to secure configurations, but we're not there yet
Around the Web
Dark Reading Reports
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Stop Mobile Device-Borne Malware
iPhones, iPads and Android devices are making their way into your company--like it or not. These devices are opening a new gateway for malware that old security tools and procedures can't completely close. Security professionals must combine education, policy development, and the use of existing tools and new mobile device management systems to effectively balance mobile device risk with productivity rewards.
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The Security Pro's Guide to Tablet PCs
As businesses rely increasingly on tablets for the productivity benefits they provide, IT must address the security challenges the devices present. Here's a look at how to build a comprehensive tablet security strategy.
Whitepapers
- A How-To Guide on Using Cloud Services for Security-Rich Data Backup
- Holistic Risk Management: Perspectives from IT Professionals
- Virtualizing Disaster Recovery Using Cloud Computing
- Finding a Strategic Voice: Insights from the 2012 IBM Chief Information Security Officer Assessment
- How crowdsourced testing has changed the game for innovative software companies
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In This Issue
- The Future Of Web Authentication: Password technology is out of steam. We need safer ways to prove who's who online.
- Rethink ID Management: If the technology continues to improve, it might soon be OK for all of us to be one person on the Web.