Security
Find Your Laptop after It's Filched
Wi-Fi Net News, 3/30/09, By Glenn Fleishman
Wi-Fi makes it possible to find a stolen laptop with a pin on a map...
Read more…Mobile computing users' attitudes pose potential security threats
Computer Weekly, 3/25/09, Joe O’Halloran
New research from Vodafone UK claims to have exposed potential IT security threats to business in the differing ways that mobile computing users view their work mobiles and laptops when out of the office.
Read more…Eliminating the Mobile Security Blindspot
TechNewsWorld, 3/24/09, Dor Skuler
Locking down enterprise systems that remain in the office is one thing. Securing mobile devices like laptops that workers frequently take outside of the office is another matter entirely. An effective mobile security management system goes further than just encrypting the data...
Read more…Better Computer Encryption Technologies Sought By PC Manufacturers
PR Newswire, 12/22/08
According to the US 2007 Annual CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey a notebook computer is stolen every 53 seconds, and 97% are never recovered.
Read more…Small laptops pose a big security threat
ComputerWorld, by John Edwards, 12/22/08
Easy to carry, capable of running only a handful of modest applications and affordably priced, ultraportables have emerged over the past year or so to become one of the hottest mobile computing trends.
Read more…Managing Your Company's Data on Mobile Devices
Data Storage Today by Skip Taylor, 10/02/08
According to research firm IDC, more than 60 percent of corporate data resides on desktop and laptop PCs. That's data companies can't afford to lose or risk having stolen.
Read more…44% of Second Hand Mobile Devices Still Contain Sensitive Data
ZDNET, by Dancho Danchev, 9/30/08
According to a recent research conducted by BT, the Edith Cowan University, and the University of Glamorgan (Wales), 44% of the 160 second-hand devices that they tested, still contained sensitive data such as bank accounts, board meetings, business plans, and financial data.
Read more…Mobile Enterprise Apps: The Next Security Frontier
CRM BUYER, by Andrew Burger, 9/19/08
More enterprises are embracing mobility, and as a result, there are more devices out there, each one a potential vulnerability waiting to be exploited. Security experts warn that enterprise IT departments must be aware of the threats looming on the horizon.
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