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Protecting your corporate laptops
In this special report, you'll discover how to protect your laptops from hackers and thieves and learn what to do if one of your corporate laptops is stolen. You'll also find information to help your employees safeguard their laptops while traveling.... Special Report
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Wireless Hacks, 2nd Edition: Hack 71 -- Wall off your wireless
Hack 71 from Wireless Hacks, Second Edition teaches you how to build a tiny wireless firewall using a wide range of PC hardware and a BSD firewall. Chapter Download
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Products of the Year 2005
You are invited to submit your company's mobile product(s) to be considered for our Products of the Year awards. Winning products will be highlighted in a special feature on SearchMobileComputing.com in January 2005. SearchMobileComputing.com
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Sybase adds antivirus and firewall to mobile management suite
Sybase iAnywhere is expanding its mobile security capabilities. With the rise of mobile malware, a smartphone doesn't have to be stolen or lost to be vulnerable to attack. With new antivirus and firewall features, the company is taking its Afaria mob... Article | 25 Jun 2008
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Web site documents wireless threats, vulnerabilities
Network Chemistry has launched the industry's first public database to aggregate and communicate wireless vulnerabilities and exploits. The site alerts network administrators and IT managers of potential threats, before any damage is done. Article | 05 Dec 2005
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This cell phone fraud has a familiar ring
A new study says the mobile content industry is losing billions through ringtone theft and fraud -- a trend that will continue if the market doesn't wizen up. Article | 19 Oct 2005
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New mobile device knows it's you
The VTT Technical Research Center of Finland has patented a device that has sensors to monitor the walking style of its owner. This technology has the potential to prevent millions of portable appliances from being stolen every year. News | 17 Oct 2005
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Nokia picks Symantec for its smartphone security
Nokia Inc. signed an agreement to include Symantec Corp.'s mobile security software in its Series 60 advanced cellular phone. Phones that run the Symbian operating system will come preload with the Symantec anti-virus software. News | 10 Oct 2005
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Air Force base capitalizes on wireless system from IBM
An Air Force base in Utah has recruited a new wireless system from IBM that it believes will save millions of dollars -- and a lot of time -- moving parts for its fighter jets. Article | 19 May 2003
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Bluefire catches on at Johns Hopkins
Bluefire Security Technologies has released its Mobile Firewall Plus software for securing handheld devices, and an IT director with Johns Hopkins Medicine says his company is using it to update PDA security profiles and to keep patient medical data ... Article | 06 May 2003
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Mobile application security best practices: Leveraging MDM, MAM tools
Following mobile application security best practices can aid IT's mobile application management efforts and mitigate the risks of employees installing mobile apps on their devices. Tip
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Managing mobile application security in the BYO device era
Users love downloading apps, which can make mobile application security, especially on employee-owned BYO devices, difficult to ensure. Find out how to improve mobile app security. Tip
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Meeting technical requirements for mobile health care deployments
IT departments deploying mobile health care solutions must ensure that using mobile devices in health care settings doesn't violate federal laws or compromise security. Tip
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Ensuring secure and compliant enterprise mobile video platforms
Ensuring security and compliance of mobile video platforms both internally and externally is an important part of an enterprise mobile video conferencing strategy. Tip
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On-device defenses for mobile malware
As workforces grow increasingly dependent on smartphones, mobile threats warrant serious consideration. As discussed last month, mobile malware barriers are falling fast, at precisely the time when mobile users are becoming a bigger, juicier target. ... Tip
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Symbian: Protect your data, not just your device
As handheld devices become more common, protecting the data stored on them becomes a primary concern. Fortunately, mobile operating systems now include security features that enterprises can use to enforce corporate policies. In this series, we explo... Tip
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TrueCrypt reviewed: Free utility for mobile encryption
In the mobile world the only sure way to secure sensitive data is with encryption. But any such encryption utility has to be easy to use on Windows machines. Contributor Serdar Yegulalp takes an extensive look at a free partition- and disk-level encr... Tip
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Security risks at Starbucks
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How secure is cellular data transmission?
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RFID and consumer privacy concerns
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Antivirus software for corporate PDAs
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Arguing for open ports
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Biometrics for PDA security
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Security auditing tools
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PDA antivirus programs
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Shared Key Authentication (SKA)
Shared Key Authentication (SKA) is a process by which a computer can gain access to a wireless network that uses the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol... (Continued) Word
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PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol)
PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a version of EAP created to provide more secure authentication for 802.11 WLANs (wireless local area networks) that support 802.1X port access control... (Continued) Word
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screaming cell phone
A screaming cell phone is a cellular telephone that is programmed to emit a noise like human screaming. (Continued) Word
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Stratellite
A Stratellite is a rigid framed airship that hovers in a fixed position in the lower stratosphere and carries one or more repeaters to create wireless communication networks. (Continued...) Word
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Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS)
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Mobile application security best practices: Leveraging MDM, MAM tools
Following mobile application security best practices can aid IT's mobile application management efforts and mitigate the risks of employees installing mobile apps on their devices. Tip
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Managing mobile application security in the BYO device era
Users love downloading apps, which can make mobile application security, especially on employee-owned BYO devices, difficult to ensure. Find out how to improve mobile app security. Tip
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Meeting technical requirements for mobile health care deployments
IT departments deploying mobile health care solutions must ensure that using mobile devices in health care settings doesn't violate federal laws or compromise security. Tip
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Ensuring secure and compliant enterprise mobile video platforms
Ensuring security and compliance of mobile video platforms both internally and externally is an important part of an enterprise mobile video conferencing strategy. Tip
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Shared Key Authentication (SKA)
Shared Key Authentication (SKA) is a process by which a computer can gain access to a wireless network that uses the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol... (Continued) Word
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On-device defenses for mobile malware
As workforces grow increasingly dependent on smartphones, mobile threats warrant serious consideration. As discussed last month, mobile malware barriers are falling fast, at precisely the time when mobile users are becoming a bigger, juicier target. ... Tip
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PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol)
PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a version of EAP created to provide more secure authentication for 802.11 WLANs (wireless local area networks) that support 802.1X port access control... (Continued) Word
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Sybase adds antivirus and firewall to mobile management suite
Sybase iAnywhere is expanding its mobile security capabilities. With the rise of mobile malware, a smartphone doesn't have to be stolen or lost to be vulnerable to attack. With new antivirus and firewall features, the company is taking its Afaria mob... Article
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Symbian: Protect your data, not just your device
As handheld devices become more common, protecting the data stored on them becomes a primary concern. Fortunately, mobile operating systems now include security features that enterprises can use to enforce corporate policies. In this series, we explo... Tip
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screaming cell phone
A screaming cell phone is a cellular telephone that is programmed to emit a noise like human screaming. (Continued) Word
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About Mobile Security Software and Tools
Learn about mobile device security software and tools including how to create a secure mobile environment in this topic section. Discover mobile software and tools that are currently available to secure your mobile devices and learn how to implement these mobile security solutions. Read how forward-thinking organizations are using mobile security software and tools to safekeep their mobile devices, smartphones, laptops, notebooks and netbooks.