Kevin Mahaffey, chief technologist at Lookout, has been researching mobile device security since the days when BlueTooth was cutting-edge.
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Apple is not the only company that recognizes the use of fingerprint and biometric interfaces in device security and mobile payments.
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The joint venture, which is subject to regulatory approval, will provide a secure environment for a new wave of advanced services to flourish, based on easy to use, accessible and consistent device security.
According to Kevin Fu, an expert on medical-device security and a computer scientist at the University of Michigan and the University of Massachusetts, as medical equipment is increasingly connected to PCs especially those running Windows the devices themselves are vulnerable to computer viruses.
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What's more, the Digital Entertainment Center , protects customers' existing technologies from obsolescence by supporting current video formats up to 1080p, and all major color and encoding standards including Mpeg2, Mpeg4, H.264, and VC1, and up-converting these to bit-rates as much as triple conventional HD rates, while incorporating full image and device security.
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Mobile email security is arguably ahead of device and cloud security.
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The apparent breach of airport security follows a report last week that an undercover TSA inspector brought a mock explosive device through two security checks at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
Many of the world's banks require customers to log in to online banking by using a small security device to generate a one-off password.
His nearly 100 patented creations include a dictionary, a train-switching system and, most recently, a service that turns an ordinary pager into a personal security device.
This one device can add security features to perhaps 10, 000 personal computers at once, dramatically cutting cost and time associated with securing PCs one at a time.
Each device has distinct security characteristics, which can pose significant technical challenges to authentication, but by offering a unified, comprehensive content security service, the industry can eliminate this first major hurdle to TV everywhere.
In 2006, when Pyongyang last lit off a volley of missiles and then exploded a nuclear device, the Security Council responded unanimously with Resolutions 1695 and 1718, which imposed extensive military and some economic sanctions.
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For example, configuration options that appeal only to power users -- device administrators, security credentials and USB debugging -- are still accessible from the Easy Experience settings menu, which add needless complexity to an otherwise simplistic interface.
Consequently, both device manufacturers and mobile operators are looking to provide for security on the device itself so that transactions can be completed there without necessarily having to do round-trip, real-time checks with services running in the cloud.
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During the course of the year, I am taking stock of my user experience, device performance, information security attributes and the application capabilities.
The Israeli military said it had hit a "terrorist squad identified handling an explosive device" near the security fence in the central Gaza Strip.
Earlier this year, Sprint introduced a designation for select smartphones, including Galaxy Note II, that deliver enhanced security, device management and Exchange Active Sync capabilities to business customers, Sprint Professional Grade.
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It is one of several devices available with Sprint Professional Grade, a new designation for select smartphones that deliver enhanced security, device management and Exchange Active Sync capabilities to business users.
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The Microsoft Windows 8 operating system will bring the Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs, the basis of storage device-based encryption security as well as additional security features) to wider use for enterprise applications.
Device, application, and security providers reacted with solutions to combat threats on multiple fronts.
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But phones aren't the only common non-PC device that faces a real security threat.
Meraki technology offers customers Wi-Fi, switching, security and mobile device management centrally managed from the cloud.
Another device was addressed to Alpha Security, sent to the company's boss at his home address in Kent.
The camera can also be used to lock and unlock the tablet thanks to face recognition, enhancing the security of the device and making it truly yours.
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The security of the device remains unparalleled for business use and the device will be sleek and impressive for those that have to be seen wearing the latest rolex.
BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 re-invents RIM's EMM by bringing together device management, industry leading security, and mobile applications management for BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, and new BlackBerry 10 smartphones in a consolidated solution.
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"Residents had to leave their homes whilst security forces removed the device, " Mr McGlone said.
Anyone worried about the security of their Apple device can download the fix here.
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It is being sold as a friend to your children, a security guard and entertainment device.
Since the Galaxy S4's launch, Samsung's been eager to make security one of the device's stronger selling points.
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