Mac users warned against using public Wi-Fi networks
Connecting to unsecured networks not advisable for Apple users until patch is released for vulnerability
Antone Gonsalves | 25 Feb | Read more
Connecting to unsecured networks not advisable for Apple users until patch is released for vulnerability
Antone Gonsalves | 25 Feb | Read more
Synaptics executives say that they plan to build the fingerprint sensors that made Apple's latest iPhones famous directly behind the glass of Android and Windows smartphones, removing the need for a dedicated hardware button.
Mark Hachman | 18 Feb | Read more
According to the 2013 Norton Report, consumers are more mobile than ever, but are leaving security behind.
Sathya Mithra Ashok | 25 Nov | Read more
This was supposed to be the year of the iPad's crowning triumph in education--its adoption by and distribution throughout the nation's second-largest school district, Los Angeles. Events haven't quite turned out as planned.
Joel Mathis | 22 Nov | Read more
Settle into your seats for the Return of the Lock-Screen Bypass, Part XVII: The iOS 7-ing. Once again, someon's figured out a way to access data from your iPhone or iPad without entering your lock code. (You do have a lock code, don't you?) As for what makes this time different from all other times, it's the first instance of a bug of this type in Apple's newest OS.
The BYOD policy at a California law firm earned the CIO the nickname of Big Brother. However, the sarcasm stopped when he sprang into action and saved the day when an attorney's smartphone was swiped. The case represents the love-hate relationship workers and IT management have with BYOD.
Tom Kaneshige | 21 Jun | Read more
You carry a lot of data and sensitive information on your laptop, tablet, and smartphone. The standard method of protecting that information from prying eyes is to encrypt it, rendering the data inaccessible. But with most encryption software, that information becomes accessible the moment you log in to the device as a matter of convenience.
Tony Bradley | 21 Jun | Read more
Startup Watchful Software says it's reviving the technology known as digital rights management (DRM) by expanding it beyond traditional platforms like Microsoft Windows PCs and bringing it to mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone.
Ellen Messmer | 14 Mar | Read more
Ah, the eternal question: Should you protect your iOS device with a passcode? On one hand, the knowledge that your data is presumably safe from prying eyes makes carrying around your phone and tablet less worrying; on the other, having to tap in a code every time you want to check your email or make a phone call can quickly become annoying.
Marco Tabini | 07 Mar | Read more
We all love our gadgets, but some of our favorite devices, however innocent they may appear, are poised to overwhelm IT departments worldwide.
Tony Bradley | 28 Feb | Read more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with HTC America over security holes in the company's smartphone and tablet software that left millions of users' personal information at risk.
Nancy Weil | 22 Feb | Read more
One forum posts some iPictures of iSlabs of iAluminum, Apple plans to lock down an iOS bug, and Greenlight has a catchy proposal for Apple shareholders. A funny thing happned on the way to the remainders for Thursday, February 21, 2013.
Under the recommendations laid out in a report released Friday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), consumers would gain a much better understanding of how their data is gathered and used by key players in the mobile universe.
John P. Mello Jr. | 01 Feb | Read more
A photo app returns to the App Store, now squeaky clean; the back of the next iPad may have been spotted; and Apple is apparently no longer that company you once knew and trusted. The remainders for Tuesday, January 29, 2013 don't even know who you are anymore.
With BYOD iPad security under control, financial services firm Blackstone looks toward tough challenges ahead, including the possibility of company-owned iPads and opening up its BYOD program to Android and Windows 8 devices.
Tom Kaneshige | 24 Jan | Read more