Smartphone security is heading for 'apocalypse'

Interesting overview of the vulnerabilities of mobile phone encryption leading to the view that we are moving to 'apocalypse' when it breaks down. And this doesn't even consider the software issues such as cyber attacks on smartphone operating systems, malicious apps, sharing of malware, rogue diallers etc. And a lot of these also have parallels with the PC boom in the 90s.

Smartphone security is heading for 'apocalypse'

Free Anti-virus for Mac

Now is the time to install anti-virus for Mac if you haven't already done so. With more widely occurring attacks on the Mac coming to light, the need for anti-virus on Mac OSX has risen substantially. Symantec have recently brought out a free option called iAntiVirus. It doesn't have the full capabilities of paid-for anti-virus but joins some other free Mac anti-virus tools such as ClamXav and Sophos Home Edition.

Cybercrooks bring their schemes to Tumblr and Pinterest

Cybercrooks bring their schemes to Tumblr and Pinterest: CNET reports: "Digital criminals are expanding their social-networking nefariousness beyond Facebook and Twitter to try to trick users into downloading malicious payloads."

Parental Controls on eReaders

Here's a useful little article about parental controls (or the lack of them) on the new wave of web enabled eReaders. I use K9 web protection on PCs and this is now available for iPads, and is in the works for Android, so will cover at least some eReaders.

A Trojan by SMS

It was pretty obvious that the security landscape for smartphones would gradually resemble that of PCs and here is more evidence. The rise of RATs, or Remote Access Trojans. One of the attackers most effective weapons and, in this report, delivered over SMS!

Remote access tools a growing threat to smartphones - a Trojan by SMS