20 security and privacy apps for Androids and iPhones

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	20 security and privacy apps for Androids and iPhones Encrypted storage, malware scanners, missing-phone-finders and more: Here are 20 apps to help protect your smartphone, your privacy and your data. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue How to encrypt your cloud storage for free Sophos rolls out mobile apps for anti-malware and encryption Banks can only hope for the best with DDoS attacks Assange claims US erecting a regime of secrecy and obfuscation Islamic hacktivists' bank hacking claims gain credibility Air Force sets first post in ambitious Space Fence project An iPad stand, a WiFi access point, and a honeypot Does anyone want to volunteer their private security information? Mobile malware up 2,180% in security scare Questions to ask your cloud disaster recovery provider 5 Mobile Security Lessons From the Department of Defense 10 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make life easier WHITE PAPER: Sourcefire, Inc. The Sourcefire FireAMP Vision Still getting malware infections despite the time and money you've spent on security? Today's malware defenses have an inherent disadvantage in fighting today's threats. Designed for another time they are burdened with legacy constraints that hamper performance and protection. Learn More How to encrypt your cloud storage for free If you want something done right, you need to do it yourself. That may sound like a trite cliche, but the maxim rings true when it comes to securing files that you've stored online: A handful of recent incidents--including breaches of Dropbox and iCloud--underscores the fact that even with built-in encryption and SSL transfers, cloud storage providers can't perfectly ensure the sanctity of your data. Read More Sophos rolls out mobile apps for anti-malware and encryption Sophos today announced a free anti-virus defense app for Google Android devices which works via the Sophos cloud-based service. Separately Sophos also made available Android and Apple iOS apps for securing files held in the cloud file-storage service Dropbox. Read More Banks can only hope for the best with DDoS attacks As with Tuesday's attack on Wells Fargo, distributed denial of service attacks are said to be still crude but effective Read More Assange claims US erecting a regime of secrecy and obfuscation The U.S. is trying to erect a national regime of secrecy and obfuscation where any government employee revealing sensitive information to a media organization can be sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or for espionage, and the journalists from a media organization with them, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a U.N. forum through a video link from the Ecuador embassy in London on Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Ipswitch File Transfer Selecting a Secure, Managed File Transfer Solution Are you considering a secure, managed file transfer solution? This in-depth resource shares best practices, checklists and worksheets in evaluating solutions including requirements around security, high availability, workflow, programmability, protocol and operations. Learn More. Islamic hacktivists' bank hacking claims gain credibility The denial of service attack that disrupted the Wells Fargo & Co. electronic banking operations Tuesday was the fourth since last week. And it appears to lend some credence to threats and claims posted on Pastebin that the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters, the military wing of Hamas, the Islamic party that governs the Gaza Strip, are behind them. Read More Air Force sets first post in ambitious Space Fence project The US Air Force this week said it will base the first Space Fence radar post on Kwajalein Island in the Republic of the Marshall Islands with the site planned to be operational by 2017. Read More An iPad stand, a WiFi access point, and a honeypot I've checked out many iPad stands over the last few months and I just found what I think is one of the very best: The Uprise 360 produced by Hub Innovations. This is a dead simple design which your iPad (version 2 or 3) snaps into and you can rotate it to portrait or landscape as required. It's easy to remove the iPad when you need to and that's it ... as I said, it's dead simple and does the job. For $39.95 the Uprise 360 produced by Hub Innovations Uprise 360 gets a Gearhead rating of 5 out of 5. Read More Does anyone want to volunteer their private security information? It has been almost 10 years since FISMA was enacted, the last major federal law to focus primarily on information security. Even then, the scope of FISMA was limited to federal government agencies and selected contractors. Read More WEBCAST: VMware 10 Reasons to Modernize the Desktop his paper illustrates the benefits of moving beyond the physical PC to a modern desktop that is highly flexible, easy to manage, customizable to suit users' needs, and ready for new and future technology. Read Now! Mobile malware up 2,180% in security scare Loss, theft, spam, Trojans, spyware, data breach, and aggressive advertising are some of the threats facing vulnerable mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. Read More Questions to ask your cloud disaster recovery provider Disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) is a blossoming area of DR and cloud computing. But because it's in its early days, many customers may not know exactly what to look for when shopping around. Read More 5 Mobile Security Lessons From the Department of Defense Several years ago, the National Security Administration wasted millions on a circuit-switched approach to mobile security strategy. With help from the Department of Defense, the NSA is doing things differently now. Enterprise CIOs can learn a few things from the effort, too. Read More 10 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make life easier Tools that secure, automate, pinch pennies - including some for Windows 8 Read More
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