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  • How to lock down your wireless network

    If you operate a wireless network for your home or business, it's important to ward it against opportunistic hackers seeking to steal your data or hijack your Wi-Fi for their own nefarious purposes. We spoke to Steven Andrés, CTO of security consulting firm Special Ops Security, to learn about the best ways to lock down your Wi-Fi. To get started, you'll need to log in to your router's administrative console by typing the router's IP address into your Web browser's address bar. Most routers use a common address like 192.168.1.1, though alternatives like 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.2.1 are also common. Check the manual that came with your router to determine the correct IP address; if you've lost your manual, you can usually find the appropriate IP address on the manufacturer's website.

    Alex Wawro | 12 Nov | Read more

  • A first look at Sophos Mobile Control

    People are accessing the internet (and their own corporate services) in changing ways, increasingly through a single mobile device. Focus is increasingly placed on smartphones to stay up-to-date socially and professionally, and the blurring of these roles poses new security challenges for all businesses.

    Enex Testlab | 03 Nov | Read more

  • Five Steps to Mobile Device Management and Security

    First there were sewing-machine sized portable PCs, then laptops, the Newton, the Palm Pilot, and phones with built-in PDA functions. The iPhone led the way to the ubiquitous smartphone, and the iPad ushered in an era of tablets. Now wireless hotspots, printers, storage, and a variety of other devices are making their way onto your office network, possibly without the knowledge of managers.

    Logan G. Harbaugh | 03 Nov | Read more

  • McAfee confirms Android as favourite mobile target

    On one wall of McAfee's expensive-looking executive briefing centre in Santa Clara, California, a live feed from the company's Global Threat Intelligence system displays the names of malware variants as they're detected in real time -- red LEDs on shiny black acrylic.

    Stilgherrian | 19 Oct | Read more

  • Mobile security threats are heating up

    According to industry analysts, mobile device shipments will exceed a billion devices in 2015 and will rapidly outrun PC shipments. That's great news for end user convenience, mobility, and work-anywhere productivity. But it also means that enterprises must brace for the fact that the <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/690905/iphone-and-ipad-security-the-human-element">bad guys will target these devices</a> with attack exploits, spyware, and rogue applications.

    George V. Hulme | 06 Oct | Read more