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Sprint Nextel has introduced a new service dubbed Mobile Security that aims to help companies keep mobile data secure. Since most mobile devices only come with limited security features, a lost or stolen smartphone can be a major security risk...
A security consultant who made a presentation about insecurities of the BlackBerry platform at an annual hacking conference has released his code to the public. Dubbed 'BlackBerry Attack Toolkit' the software demonstrates how code on a BlackBerry could theoretically pose...
3GSM 2006 -- McAfee has launched a new security suite built exclusively for mobile phones. The consumer side of the McAfee Mobile Security (there is also software for network operators and enterprise users) is an application that is available for...
Nokia announced that F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus will ship on several of its business oriented phones. The software will be on the memory card bundled with the N71 and will be in the catalog on the E60, E61 and E70...
Symantec has issued an alert over three new trojan horse applications for Symbian powered phones. These will affect Nokia's S60 line of smartphones. The trojans are being called: SymbOS.Bootton.E, SymbOS.Pbstealer.D and SymbOS.Sendtool.A. To be affected you will have to...
Research In Motion today announced that BlackBerry email will soon gain the ability to be secured by PGP. While there will be an extra cost associated with the service, PGP provides sender-to-recipient email security in the form of high-grade public...
Sep 22 2005 - 12:02 PM ET | Security
F-Secure, a mobile security firm, has detected a virus for Symbian called SymbOS/Cardtrap.A that has the unique twist of also infecting PCs. The Cardtrap.A installs Windows worms Win32/Padobot.Z and Win32/Rays to the phone memory card so that if you connect...
Verizon Wireless announced today that is has fixed a bug in its website that made public some data from customers signed up with online billing. According to the Wall Street Journal [paid sub req] the error only allowed limited information...
Aug 02 2005 - 06:40 PM ET | Security
McAfee, the second largest security software maker, is on record saying that several deals are in the works with mobile device makers. McAfee president Gene Hodges noted at the RBC Capital Markets conference that, "We see several deals in the...
Mar 19 2005 - 01:49 PM ET | Security
Security firm Symantec has posted a public beta of Mobile Security for Symbian. The software aims to secure Symbian from malware. Additionally, Symantec Mobile Security functions as a software firewall. Symbian users can download the application from Symantec's website for...
Mar 01 2005 - 03:01 PM ET | Camera, Security
Omron yesterday announced OKOA, software for camera phones that enables face recognition security. The phone must have a OKOA Vision Face Recognition Sensor to be compatible. Here's how OKOA works: To use the unit, the user simply takes his or...
