Top 10 Security Considerations For New Device

Robert Siciliano — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:09:56 +0100

There’s a ton of new devices flooding the market and it has been predicted by the North Pole there have been many good boys and girls this year who will be receiving them. Out of Santa’s sack will come computers, tablets, smartphones, and gaming consoles. But if you happen to get o...

FCC and Carriers to Create Stolen Phone Consortium

Robert Siciliano — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:19:04 +0100

Stolen phones are a big problem here in the US. Many are stolen in robberies. Robberies are, by definition, violent crimes, and there are many instances of robberies of mobile phones that resulted in serious injury or even death.

Smartphones now make up half of all activated mobile phones. And as we know, smartphones are small computers, capable of performing most of the same functions as a PC, primarily through the use of mobile applications.

As consumers have overwhelmingly flocked to purchase smartphones—149 million were shipping in Q4…a 37% increase over Q4 2010—mobile operating systems from the likes of Apple, Google, and Microsoft are becoming big targets.

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Top 10 Security Considerations For New Device

FCC and Carriers to Create Stolen Phone Consortium