Android Security Threat of the Week: Angry Birds?!? – CIO (blog)
Gizmodo UK Android Security Threat of the Week: Angry Birds?!?CIO (blog)This week's Android security threat of note is the new version of the insanely popular Angry Birds mobile game: Angry Birds Space. However, you need not worry if you downloaded the app from Google's official Play Store; the mad avian malware appears to …70000 Users [...]
Android Security Hole of the Week: Researchers ID New, Severe DoS Attack – CIO (blog)
TechWeekEurope UK Android Security Hole of the Week: Researchers ID New, Severe DoS AttackCIO (blog)This week's Android security hole of note is a newly discovered flaw in all versions of Google's Android OS for that could let Bad Guys execute Denial of Service (DoS) attacks and disable users' smartphones and tablets in two minutes or [...]
FeedHenry: Mobile Security is More Than Luck O’ the Irish – Wireless Week
FeedHenry: Mobile Security is More Than Luck O' the IrishWireless WeekBy Andrew Berg Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Cathal McGloin, CEO of FeedHenry, an Irish company that makes an enterprise-grade mobile software platform, sat down with Wireless Week to talk about how a new software distribution model (app stores), … “mobile security” – Google News
This Week in Computer Security – SYS-CON Media (press release)
This week’s computer security review reads like a laundrey list of old topics and older actors — LulzSec, Anonymous, the Symantec source leak, and Duqu were all (seemingly) old news a few weeks or even months ago. New details keep surfacing about these … “computer security” – Bing News
Android Security Hole of the Week (and a Pile of New Mobile Malware Stats) – CIO (blog)
AFP Android Security Hole of the Week (and a Pile of New Mobile Malware Stats)CIO (blog)An Android security flaw that could let malicious apps steal images from users' devices was uncovered within days of the release of some frightening new mobile security stats, which spotlight Android as the mobile OS of choice for attackers.Cybercriminals target [...]
Google’s “Interesting” Week (Jean-Louis Gassée/Monday Note)
Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note:Google’s “Interesting” Week — Let’s start gingerly, with Nokia. You’ll recall the indignation when Nokia threw Symbian under the Windows Phone 7 bus and osborned its existing product line. Nokia dead-ended Symbian handsets, causing sales to plunge while everyone waited for the new MicroNokia smartphones.
Sony: The Company That Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Business Week)
Business Week:Sony: The Company That Kicked the Hornet’s Nest — The PlayStation data breach comes shortly after Sony sued and prosecuted hackers — There’s an Internet phenomenon called the Streisand Effect. It happens when a person or company tries to suppress a piece of information and, in so doing, unintentionally popularizes it.
How many hours you spent a week on computer security issues?
for things like anti-virus scan, firewall, pop up blocker, spyware, etc.
Apple may surprise with near immediate availability of iPad 2 next week (Kasper Jade/AppleInsider)
Kasper Jade / AppleInsider:Apple may surprise with near immediate availability of iPad 2 next week — While media reports have shed considerable doubt on Apple’s capacity to facilitate a full-scale launch of its second-generation iPad in the short term, AppleInsider has reason to believe that customers could be holding …
Google Gets 75,000 Job Applications in One Week, Topping Record Set in ’07 (Brian Womack/Bloomberg)
Brian Womack / Bloomberg:Google Gets 75,000 Job Applications in One Week, Topping Record Set in ’07 — Google Inc., the world’s biggest Internet-search service, received more than 75,000 job applications worldwide last week, setting a record for the company as it embarks on a hiring spree.
