Several viruses have threatened mobile devices. The Cabir strain has spread across mobile phones using Bluetooth. Another virus called Mosquito landed as part of a downloadable game. It compels mobile phones to send texts to premium-rate numbers without the user's approval or knowledge. There's Brador, which can delete files, reset...
Dear Heloise: Three hours from home, my 64-year-old husband ended up in an emergency room with horrible pains, cold chills and nausea. He called me on his cell phone and told me the name of the town, but was too ill to even go to the desk and find out...
A consortium of scientists name a virus as one possible culprit in Colony Collapse Disorder. It sounds like the plot of a science-fiction thriller: One day the world wakes up to discover that billions of worker bees have mysteriously disappeared from their hives-never to be seen again-leaving the queen and...
The iPhone may be a tempting target for hackers. The phenomenal visibility of Apple’s iPhone may spell the end of the cell-phone industry’s age of security innocence. Mobiles have been largely immune to the viruses and other “malware” now inflicted on PCs at the rate of 15,000 per...
SECURITY The phenomenal visibility of Apple’s iPhone may spell the end of the cell-phone industry’s age of innocence. Mobiles have been largely immune to the viruses and other “malware” now inflicted on PCs at the rate of 15,000 per day (up from five per month in 1990). So...
Scientists sifting genetic material from thriving and ailing bee colonies say a virus appears to be a prime suspect -- but is unlikely to be the only culprit -- in the mass die-offs of honeybees reported last fall and winter. The honeybee die-offs, in which adult bees...
KABUL -- Rumors swept through Afghanistan on Monday that a deadly virus was being spread by mobile telephone calls, and government officials scrambled to reassure the public the talk was rubbish. Many worried Afghan mobile phone users called family and friends, warning them...
To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Tom McPheron of American Veterinary Medical Association,Phone: +1-847-285-6781, or Cell: +1-773-494-5419, ortmcpheron@avma.org SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "WorldVeterinary Day on April 28, 2007, will be a day to emphasize the needfor global unity among all health care professionals includingveterinarians," said Dr. Leon Russell, president...
RECENTLY I read an interview with an American geneticist. It's not an area I can profess any expertise in, but the subject matter was compelling, albeit disturbing and, unfortunately, unsurprising. Having isolated a gene responsible for manufacturing a protein which boosts muscle growth, he had gone on...
The days of hunting for links and worrying about saving personal information on a public computer are over. MojoPac software from RingCube Technologies creates an insulated, private environment on any Windows XP-enabled computer. Users download the software to any USB 2.0 compatible device, such as an iPod or cell phone,...
An easy and 100% virus-free two-minute install ofthe free Wi-FiTVPhoneTM ( www.Wi-FiTVPhone.com ), the new generation ofWi-Fi TV Inc.'s (PINKSHEETS: WTVI) virtual phone dialer powered byAdCalls®, is now available to all new and current Wi-Fi TV members. Thegeographic reach of the Wi-FiTVPhone has also been expanded. In addition,hundreds of dollars...
So you got a new computer for Christmas. What do you do with the old one, now so obsolete and virus- ridden it's a glorified paperweight? Many people will simply find a dusty, forgettable basement corner to stack it in, perhaps next to a black-and-white television,...
Trojan horses, worms and other nasty viruses have gone wireless--and could be targeting your cell phone. CNET.com called 2006 "the year of mobile malware," and software experts say the number of known viruses has more than doubled since January. Phone bugs infect your handset, then multiply via text or picture...
If you're still using Internet Explorer as your browser and you haven't yet cracked a molar grimacing over the adware or viruses, it might be time to get out before you do. There are now about 655 good reasons to switch to Opera 9, a free Web...
LOS ANGELES -- The Trusted Computing Group's Mobile Phone Work Group, which has been working to create an industry-wide approach to securing data, transactions and content, for mobile phones, today announced a draft Mobile Trusted Module specification. This open and available specification will enable the development of stronger security, enhanced...
SAN DIEGO -- A pandemic virus, coupled with a wave of cyber-attacks, quickly spreads across the globe, isolating U.S. cities from federal assistance, and knocking out power, cell phone service and Internet access. That was the recent scenario at Strong Angel III, a major collaborative disaster-response exercise between civil and...
May 18--HYDERABAD, India -- Hackers have a new target in mobile phones, the mini-computers of today. With mobile phone manufacturers increasingly migrating towards a standardised operating system platform and the growing popularity of smart phones, a new kind of security threat is beginning to raise its...
Hackers are targeting cell phones with text message capabilities. They'll spread viruses to anyone tricked into opening infected files or attachments, killing batteries or slowing the text message system. Antivirus software is coming from Symantec, F-Secure and others. Some Nokia cell phones...
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 April 2006-ALADDIN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS: Aladdin eSafe's new 'HOFA' technology offers world's first proactive cell phone virus protection; Major Italian cellular provider and largest Israeli cellular provider choose Aladdin eSafe Mobile Content Security GatewayC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12042006 CHICAGO...
Byline: Kelly Hill As networks get faster and phones get smarter, wireless services also become more attractive targets for hackers seeking to make money or simply make trouble. Earlier this year, anti-virus experts at McAfee Inc.'s anti-virus emergency response team predicted...
Articles 2006-04-05
<< Previous
page 1 of 1
Next >>
Premier Vendor Content
Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
