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Mobile security guide: Assume a device will fall into malicious hands – GCN.com

Mobile security guide: Assume a device will fall into malicious hands
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Newly revised guidance for securely managing mobile devices sharpens the focus of the original NIST publication, released in 2008, excluding laptops and low-end cell phones and addressing both enterprise-issued and privately owned devices.

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A breakdown of DOD security controls for iOS and Android – GCN.com

A breakdown of DOD security controls for iOS and Android
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In recently released Security Technical Implementation Guides of two more mobile operating systems, the Defense Information Systems Agency lays out requirements for the secure use of the devices on DOD networks.

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DISA opens a path for iOS, Android devices in military – GCN.com

DISA opens a path for iOS, Android devices in military
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Check the iOS, Android security controls. In announcing the latest Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) for mobile devices, DISA called them a “major stride in building a multi-vendor environment.” They are part of an initiative to get the

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Kingston adds malware scanner to its secure drives – GCN.com

Kingston adds malware scanner to its secure drives
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In recent years removable media has been at the center of major security events, as a vehicle of infection for the infamous Stuxnet worm and as a data exfiltration vector associated with the Flame virus. Today, flash drives are just as convenient as

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