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The security risks of using Wi-Fi on the Tube

The arrival of widespread public Wi-Fi access across London Underground has been broadly welcomed by the general public, particularly those with smartphones and tablets who …

Aggressive Android adware and malware on the rise

With adware gleaning more user data from people devices than they would normally need too and developers bundle more than one adware framework into their apps, user privacy is …

Firefox enhances private browsing

Mozilla released Firefox 20 that fixes several security and stability issues. Included in the update are eleven critical security updates. Firefox includes a new enhancement …

Microsoft releases privacy and security guide for policy makers

Microsoft released the third volume of its popular policymaker booklet, Building Global Trust Online, which includes considerations and guidance for a number of new …

A look at how consumers safeguard their devices

While consumers who have lost a smartphone or had one stolen in the past are significantly more likely to be taking basic protective measures with their current device, nearly …

Thousands of Amazon S3 buckets left open exposing private data

Cloud hosting and cloud storage is all the rage, but there are still some common pitfalls that many organizations overlook. In this article I will walk through an issue that …

New IronKey secure USB flash and hard drives

Imation expanded the IronKey secure USB product line with new hardware encrypted flash and external hard disk drives. The IronKey D80 flash drives and H80 hard drives enable …

Privacy-enhanced identity and authentication platform

SecureKey announced its cloud-based briidge.net identity and authentication platform – a solution that enables people to use devices and credentials they already have to …

PrivacyScan expands cleaning support for Internet and desktop apps

PrivacyScan 1.2 is now available in the Mac App Store with updated privacy cleaning features and support. PrivacyScan protects online and offline privacy by shredding files …

Mobile device data recoveries surge

Kroll Ontrack saw a 55 percent increase in mobile device recoveries for phones and tablets from 2010 to 2011, and a 161 percent increase from 2011 to 2012. With more and more …

Protecting sensitive information on iOS devices

We’ve seen the deep technical research showing what makes iOS devices secure (or sometimes not so much). But once you grok ASLR and code signing, are you really any …

Data breaches in higher education

TeamSHATTER reports on data breaches in the higher education vertical throughout the United States. The past year has seen a substantial uptick in the amount of total records …

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