Security World: Wireless Report: London police arrest man for 'stealing' Wi-Fi

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Wireless Report: London police arrest man for 'stealing' Wi-Fi

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WIRELESS REPORT

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Thursday, August 23, 2007

* London police arrest man for 'stealing' Wi-Fi
* India passes US to become Nokia's No. 2 market for mobile phones
* Mobile workers still struggling with security
* Mobile malware to pose significant threat
* Weird, scary and bizarre iPhone tales
* Pundits on parade: What's next in tech

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LONDON POLICE ARREST MAN FOR 'STEALING' WI-FI

Police officers in London arrested a 39-year-old man using his laptop to
access someone else's wireless Internet connection on Tuesday.

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INDIA PASSES US TO BECOME NOKIA'S NO. 2 MARKET FOR MOBILE PHONES

India overtook the U.S. in the second quarter to become Nokia's
second-largest market, reflecting the rapid growth of mobile phone
use in the country. China remained Nokia's biggest market
worldwide.

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MOBILE WORKERS STILL STRUGGLING WITH SECURITY

A fair amount of business users remain oblivious or unconcerned about
many of the security issues involved with mobile devices, according to a
new study published by Cisco and the National Cyber Security Alliance.

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MOBILE MALWARE TO POSE SIGNIFICANT THREAT

Although concerns regarding handheld data security still trump fears of
mobile viruses, security software vendors and researchers contend that
greater numbers of attacks are on the horizon.

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WEIRD, SCARY AND BIZARRE IPHONE TALES

The old carnival freak show is dead and gone (or has at least moved to
reality television and daytime talk shows). But in our hearts, we still
long to gawk at the strange and the bizarre.

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PUNDITS ON PARADE: WHAT'S NEXT IN TECH

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IT" -- 15 predictions about the future of technology.

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