Most Smartphone Users Are Idiots About Security By Matt Liebowitz Published 13 May 12 Smartphones are absolutely everywhere, yet their owners, as shown in a new survey conducted by Juniper Networks, are pretty stupid, or at least oblivious, when it comes to protecting their privacy and...
Crooks Prey on Hotel Internet Connections By Matt Liebowitz Published 10 May 12 If you've ever taken a laptop on a work trip, here's some troubling news: The FBI and national cybercrime agencies are warning people traveling abroad to be wary of shady scammers planting malware via...
Verizon Wireless Unveils Private App Store for Business By Matt Liebowitz Published 12 October 11 To stay on top of the "bring your own device to work" trend, Verizon Wireless has announced a service to streamline the work-from-home experience for employees working on their smartphones and tablets...
Verizon's Mobile UC Client Keeps Remote Employees Working By Matt Liebowitz Published 12 October 11 Verizon Wireless has launched a new service that enables employees to essentially turn their personal Android device into their office phone while on the go.Unveiled Monday (Oct 10) at the CTIA Enterp...
Facebook Rolls Out Mobile Password Reset By Matt Liebowitz Published 9 August 11 Facebook users who access the site on their smartphones will soon be able to stay a little safer while on the move.Yesterday (Aug. 8), Facebook announced Mobile Password Reset, a feature that will all...
New Android 'GingerMaster' Malware Infects Smartphones By Matt Liebowitz Published 22 August 11 A new breed of dangerous Android malware is on the loose, and not even the most up-to-date version of Android's smartphone operating system is safe.The malware, called "GingerMaster," has been found h...
Facebook Rolls Out Mobile Security Enhancements By Matt Liebowitz Published 11 June 12 Facebook has introduced three new features to bolster the security of its hundreds of millions of members accessing the site on their smartphones.The first new improvement is the Code Generator, desig...
Wi-Fi Warping Wallpaper Keeps Hackers Out By Matt Liebowitz Published 12 May 12 If you're concerned about hackers snooping on your home Wi-Fi network, the solution may be just a simple high-tech home decorating tip away.French researchers have developed a revolutionary wallpaper ...
'Girls Around Me' App Is Stalker's Dream Come True By Matt Liebowitz Published 2 April 12 As demonstrated by John Brownlee from Cult of Mac, the free iPhone app enables anyone with a Foursquare account to see the publicly visible Facebook profiles of every female within walking distance. ...
LeakedIn: Hacker Posts 6.4 Million LinkedIn Passwords By Matt Liebowitz Published 6 June 12 The encrypted LinkedIn passwords of more than 6.4 million users have hit the Web after a reported hack, an incident that comes on the heels of another slip-up involving the company's insecure mobile a...
Software Lets Parents Spy on Kids' Facebook Pages By Matt Liebowitz Published 21 September 11 Call it helicopter parenting in the digital age: A new smartphone software tool allows parents to monitor their kids' Facebook usage without their knowledge.The free service, called "Safely Social Mon...
Stanford Software Cracks Most Captchas By Matt Liebowitz Published 1 November 11 We can't escape them: from eBay and Facebook to Google, Visa and Wikipedia, Captchas are everywhere, a necessary evil. We struggle to type the slanted, blurry and often-indecipherable nonsense phrases...
Cybercrime Concierge: Spyware Steals Hotel Guests' Credit Card Numbers By Matt Liebowitz Published 19 April 12 The next time you check in to a hotel, a cybercriminal could be checking you out.The danger doesn’t come from the concierge, or the bellhop, or the guests milling around the lobby — instead, it lu...
AT&T 'Toggle' Separates Business, Personal Data on Same Device By Matt Liebowitz Published 11 October 11 AT&T is rolling out new software to help its smartphone customers keep their personal and business data separate and safe on the same device. "AT&T Toggle" lets users navigate between two dist...
Carrier IQ Smartphone ‘Spyware’ No Threat to Privacy, Experts Say By Matt Liebowitz Published 1 December 11 A YouTube video that shows hidden smartphone software called Carrier IQ logging keystrokes and text messages has sent the security and privacy communities into a frenzy, and drawn concern from Capitol...
Kindle Under Fire: New Tablet Heats Up Privacy Debate By Matt Liebowitz Published 30 September 11 Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet is already setting off some privacy alarms in the security community.Announced yesterday (Sept. 28) and set for a Nov. 15 release, the Kindle Fire, a full-color, 8GB, 7...
Will Apple's Spectacular Success Invite More Malware? By Matt Liebowitz Published 29 January 12 Apple's spectacular earnings report reveals it sold 15.4 million iPads, 37 million iPhones and 5.2 million Macs from October through December. So where's the predicted wave of OS X and iOS malware? Is...
