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Monday, August 02, 2010

Upshot of the WPA2 brouhaha; 'Unhackable' Android phone can be hacked

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Upshot of the WPA2 brouhaha
We could argue about security all day long. Every move we make -- from breathing to crossing the street to sending credit card data over a wireless network -- contains a measure of risk. We continually draw mental lines between the risks that we just accept as facts of life and those we deem important enough to actively try to mitigate. Read More


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'Unhackable' Android phone can be hacked
Once thought to be unhackable, the Android phone is anything but, according to researchers presenting at Black Hat 2010. Read More

Wi-Fi WPA2 vulnerability FAQ
AirTight Networks says it's found a weak point in Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the mainstay of enterprise Wi-Fi security. But has it? Security expert Matthew Gast says the attack seems to be a familiar ARP spoofing exploit that works as well on wired as wireless LANS. If so, it can easily be contained. Read More

Despite adding customers, Sprint still on shaky ground
Sprint's latest customer increases still don't show the company operating from a position of strength. If Sprint wants to get strong, reliable sources of revenue, it's going to have to start growing its postpaid customer base. Read More

Apple's iOS4 Issues Take Center Stage
Now that Apple has pacified iPhone 4 customers with free bumper cases to alleviate antenna issues, the company is looking into problems with iOS 4 and the iPhone 3G. Read More


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IBM will develop technology to monitor and analyze the state of buildings, roads, water lines and other urban infrastructure in a new laboratory it is opening with Carnegie Mellon University. Read More

Bad guys could read RFID passports at 217 feet, maybe a lot more
LAS VEGAS -- Radio frequency ID tags embedded in U.S. passports can be read hundreds of feet away, potentially making it inexpensive and easy to pick American tourists out of crowds for illicit purposes, "spychips", a demonstration at Black Hat 2010 showed. Read More

Android App Data Theft: Advantage Apple?
Mobile security firm Lookout embarrassed Android by revealing that a popular wallpaper app was sending sensitive user data to a mysterious Website in China. Read More


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Smartphones, tablets seen boosting mobile health
Smartphones, tablet PCs and other wireless devices are poised to play a greater role in health care as doctors and patients embrace the mobile Internet, panelists at a mobile health technology conference in Boston said Thursday. Read More

T-Mobile tops AT&T, Verizon and Sprint in customer care rankings
A J.D. Power and Associates report lists T-Mobile USA the top customer services provider among the largest wireless carriers in the U.S. Read More

Juniper buys smartphone securer for $70 million
Juniper Networks this week announced it is acquiring privately held SMobile Systems, a developer of security software for smartphones and tablets, for $70 million in cash. Read More

Troubleshoot Sluggish or Non-Working Wi-Fi
I'm a big fan of working at offsite locations--meaning my local Wi-Fi-equipped coffee shop. In fact, I'll often spend the afternoon hunkered down at Panera Bread, iced tea in one hand and a French Toast bagel in the other. (It's bad form to set up shop without buying something.) Read More

Amazon launches two new Kindles, one with Wi-Fi only
Amazon has launched two new Kindle e-readers priced at $139 and $189, with the cheaper version a Wi-Fi-only e-reader and $10 less than the Wi-Fi-only Nook. Read More

RIM leads way as Q2 mobile phone shipments surge 14%
RIM mobile phone shipments grew by 40% in the second quarter, tops in an overall market that grew by more than 14% during the period, according to IDC. Read More

 
 
 

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