Security

iPhone and iPad Security: The Human Element

Tackling mobile security on a personal-business device isn't new, but it is still a very serious and present problem. Perhaps a lesson from the past holds an answer.

Oracle’s Horrible, No-good, Very-bad Java Security Week

Hackers are using the software to cause trouble for the company, users of its products and average web browsers

BlackBerry Media Card Encryption a Security Risk?

A Russian software vendor has released a product that it says can crack BlackBerry smartphone passwords, if the BlackBerry owner has enabled a media-card encryption security setting.

Are CIOs Too Cocky About Security?

The ninth annual Global Information Security Survey conducted by CSO magazine and PricewaterhouseCoopers indicates the vast majority of tech and business execs are overconfident about their security policies.

Will Amazon Kindle Fire Burn Up the Enterprise?

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Will Amazon Kindle Fire Burn Up the Enterprise?

With the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet, another Android device enters the mass market and will inevitably make its way to the enterprise.

How Long Until You Fall for a Social-Engineering Attack?

These attacks are on the rise. They are also getting more effective by using ever more specific information about their victims.

Remote Workers: Avoiding Double Trouble That Comes with Them

Meeting both security and productivity challenges - as firms sharply increase use of flexible employee basing - is essential.

BoxTone Adds Automated Security, Compliance to Mobile Device Mgmt Software

BoxTone has added new automated IT policy and compliance features to its enterprise mobility management (EMM) software, and the company claims the new functionality is a first of its kind in the mobile industry.

Is Your Car Spying on You?

OnStar is collecting a lot of information about drivers, even after the device is turned off.

Commonwealth Bank shifts to activity-based work culture, swanky new head office