Thursday, 17 May 2012
With increasingly sophisticated devices, such as the Apple iPad and its myriad of available business applications, there is an urgent need to put in place a mobile governance strategy to protect sensitive data, and minimize time and energy on ad hoc device management.
After the announcement that iPhone jailbreaking has become legal in US, a malware-spreading campaign targeting the “iPhone unlocking” fans goes to confirm that cybercriminals never lack imagination.
After 21 years, the code that has kept the world’s GSM networks safe from interception has been broken.
The new virus infecting jailbroken iPhones is the most serious virus to date; Sophos cracks password for infected iPhones.
This paper highlights the challenges facing subscribers and operators in an environment where data traffic is rising more sharply than data revenues, and where regulatory pressure is pushing mobile operators to adopt new approaches that will enable users to self-manage data traffic usage on mobile networks. It also proposes a solution to eliminate mobile data bill shock and, in doing so, differentiate their service offerings through a more personalized mobile experience.
The increasingly pervasive use of wireless handhelds in the enterprise is just one reason why malware pros are getting serious about mobile malware. Lisa Phifer details all the reasons why smartphone and PDA viruses and malware may be on the rise, and measures enterprises can take to protect the sensitive data they often contain.
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Trusted Mobility Index
The mobile ecosystem of devices, services and networks is at a critical inflection point.While the mobile revolution is unleashing massive opportunities in both emerging and mature economies, it is also increasing in complexity and confusion. The reality is the lightning-fast adoption of powerful, smart devices is outpacing society’s ability to secure them. Today, trust in mobility hangs in the balance.
The state of the Internet, Q4, 2011
Geography appears to play a role in frequency of observed attacks on specific ports. For example, Port 23 (Telnet) is a favorite target for attacks observed to be originating from South Korea and Turkey, where it accounted for more than five times the number of attacks targeting the next most popular port (445 in both countries). Other instances of geography-based port targeting include observed attacks centered on Port 1433 (Microsoft SQL Server) in China and on Port 80 (WWW/HTTP) in Indonesia.
HID Global deploys a centralized, web-based IP access control solution at Fuxi Power Plant
Unable to meet the needs for real-time monitoring with its traditional patrol system, China's Fuxi Power Plant has deployed HID Global's VertX V2000.
StubHub: How to spot fraud before it happens
Whenever a list of log-on credentials is dumped onto the Web, retailers get hit with waves of automated attacks. Here's how ticket marketplace StubHub fights the threat.
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Cisco Any Device vision drives competitiveness
This white paper discusses real Cisco experiences and results, and the steps and business decisions that information and security officers, enterprise IT, and information security architects should consider as they allow greater employee choice in endpoint devices.
Securing data and network as SaaS adoption grows
The adoption of SaaS presents a major challenge in managing access control. As more people work from more places outside of the organization and use more types of devices to access a wide range of apps and sensitive data, here's how you can maintain network and data security.
How Cisco IT provides remote access for small offices and telecommuters
At any given time, one-third or more of Cisco’s global workforce is connected by remote access. This case study describes how Cisco developed and deployed its Virtual Office solution and the business benefits that it gained.
RMH’s hospital of the future
RMH Healthcare (RMH) moved into its “hospital of the future” last year. Find out how Cisco Borderless Networks boosted its emergency response times and clinician responsiveness while complying with regulatory standards.
