Tell device-hungry staff to BYO 

Tell device-hungry staff to BYO

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 27 July 2011 3:06 PM
Staff are happier and more productive using their own devices, but infosec managers must balance security with flexibility.
1 in 8 malware attacks come from USB device 

1 in 8 malware attacks come from USB device

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 5 November 2010 1:24 PM
AutoRun is the key attack point.
Third parties revealed as biggest IT vulnerability 

Third parties revealed as biggest IT vulnerability

In Cloud - By Iain Thomson, 5 February 2010 10:42 AM
Trustwave research singles out RAM monitoring and point-of-sale devices.
Businesses fail to secure remote workers 

Businesses fail to secure remote workers

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 14 January 2010 11:36 AM
Great majority are unprotected.
Researchers crack WPA encryption in 60 seconds 

Researchers crack WPA encryption in 60 seconds

In Applications - By V3.co.uk staff, 28 August 2009 9:28 AM
Newer WPA2 devices safe... for now.
LAN 'sprawl' endangering enterprise networks 

LAN 'sprawl' endangering enterprise networks

In Networks - By Ian Williams, 29 July 2009 9:56 AM
Disparate users create security holes.
Researchers uncover first mobile phone botnet 

Researchers uncover first mobile phone botnet

In Hackers - By Phil Muncaster, 16 July 2009 9:33 AM
Warning of 'sea change' in mobile malware.
Mobile devices remain uncracked in competition 

Mobile devices remain uncracked in competition

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 26 March 2009 10:22 AM
A hacking contest organised at the CanSecWest has failed to crack any of the mobile devices on offer, despite managing to get through most mainstream browsers.
Newly discovered TCP flaw brings devices to their knees 

Newly discovered TCP flaw brings devices to their knees

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 3 October 2008 10:35 AM
A Swedish security company announced Wednesday that two of its researchers have discovered a 'generic' flaw in the TCP stack that could result in denial-of-service attacks.
TomTom devices infected with virus 

TomTom devices infected with virus

In Applications - By Fiona Raisbeck, 30 January 2007 7:30 AM
A number of recently shipped TomTom satellite navigation devices are infected with malware, the Dutch company said today.
Taxis safest place to lose mobile devices 

Taxis safest place to lose mobile devices

In Risk - By Lilia Guan, 12 December 2006 12:44 PM
A survey of around 2000 taxi drivers from eleven major cities around the world shows thousands of valuable mobile phones, handhelds, laptops and USB Sticks are forgotten in ...
PoC trojan a new burden for BlackBerry devices 

PoC trojan a new burden for BlackBerry devices

By Frank Washkuch, 9 August 2006 8:00 PM
A security researcher has developed a proof-of-concept trojan that could hack into organizations that have BlackBerry servers behind their firewalls.
Mobile storage devices a threat to business 

Mobile storage devices a threat to business

By René Millman, 3 August 2006 2:19 PM
Businesses are at risk of data loss and theft because of bad management of mobile storage devices within organizations.
Mobile devices 'inadequately protected', survey finds 

Mobile devices 'inadequately protected', survey finds

By René Millman, 6 June 2006 11:16 AM
IT managers are failing to protect data on corporate mobile devices by not enforcing PIN codes and passwords to protect the data stored on their laptops, PDAs and mobile ...
Mobile devices are IT managers' security headache 

Mobile devices are IT managers' security headache

By René Millman, 31 January 2006 11:24 AM
Two-third of IT managers are still experiencing security breaches because of poor practices on mobile devices, according to new findings.
IT managers fail to protect mobile devices 

IT managers fail to protect mobile devices

By René Millman, 11 November 2005 4:48 PM
A third of IT professionals do not bother protecting their mobile devices with passwords, according to a new survey.
Thousands of mobile devices left behind in taxis 

Thousands of mobile devices left behind in taxis

By Marcia Savage, 24 January 2005 8:03 PM
Thousands of mobile phones, PDAs, laptops, and Pocket PCs are inadvertently left behind in the back of taxis, according to a survey of 900 taxi drivers around the world.
Ninety per cent of mobile devices have no IT security 

Ninety per cent of mobile devices have no IT security

By Steve Gold, 1 April 2004 12:52 PM
Businesspeople are `going wireless' with their email and allied communications, but most are not taking appropriate precautions to ensure they're working in a secure environmen...
Flaws confirmed in Bluetooth devices 

Flaws confirmed in Bluetooth devices

By Jon Tullett, 11 February 2004 5:22 PM
Months after rumours circulated regarding possible flaws in some vendors' Bluetooth implementations, Nokia has confirmed that some of its mobile phones are indeed vulnerable to ...
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