Tag: security
Total Results: 16
Displaying: 1 - 10- Twitter must balance security, usability in Whisper Systems buy
- Published: November 30, 2011
- Twitter has acquired mobile security firm Whisper Systems, which provides security and management solutions that enable consumer phones and tablets to work as enterprise devices.
- What’s next in mobile authentication?
- Published: November 14, 2011
- By Bill Goldbach
If you have ever tried logging into a mobile application or Web site from your smartphone or tablet, you know that typing passwords for authentication is at best clunky and, at worst, ineffective.
- Security threats increase, smartphones not protected: study
- Published: June 16, 2011
- Despite a steady increase in threats from device loss and threats, malware and viruses, only 4 percent of smartphones and tablets are protected with security software, according to a study from Juniper Research.
- FTC’s Twitter data security settlement highlights need to safeguard personal info
- Published: March 16, 2011
- The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement with Twitter to resolve charges that the social networking site deceived consumers and put their privacy at risk by failing to safeguard their personal information.
- Mobile security: the elephant in the room
- Published: January 6, 2011
- By Gary Schwartz
Is there an elephant in the room? Is mobile commerce fraught with security concerns?
- Interoperability to drive largest impact for mobile innovation: Sybase
- Published: October 29, 2010
- A Sybase 365 survey found that 56 percent of respondents cited advancements in interoperability would drive the largest impact for mobile innovation.
- TSA uses mobile to gauge confidence in air travel security
- Published: January 5, 2010
- A new iPhone application, Survey on the Spot, is letting travelers voice their thoughts on Transportation Security Administration screenings.
- How to manage SMS risks this holiday season
- Published: December 14, 2009
- By Rohit Mehra
Banks, airlines, retailers and large consumer brands are all exploring how to reach customers through SMS. Yet security concerns may make some simply dismiss this means of customer communication.
- How secure is Twitter?
- Published: July 22, 2009
- Should frequent Twitter users be concerned about the level of security the site offers, since mobile and PC data encryption seems to be non-existent at board level?
- How to handle the increasing security threats to mobile
- Published: July 7, 2009
- By Jay Seaton
While the mobile opportunity is vast, the new channels of communication can be exploited very easily -- a matter of concern not only to carriers, app developers and end users but also to brands.
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