I will admit that when I am on my computer I run all sorts of software to prevent hackers or malicious websites from damaging my computer or other nefarious tasks. However, when I surf the Internet on my iPhone I don’t think twice about what I am clicking on. Security firm Trend Micro conducted a survey that found smartphone users are ... continued »

The sheer number of smartphones that are lost or stolen around the world each month is staggering. According to reports, about 10 million phones are stolen each month in the UK alone. The big problem is that with the proliferation of smartphones having your phone stolen can also give the thief access to corporate and private networks. F-Secure announced today that ... continued »

Privacy is sorted through Polish phone designer and manufacture, TechLab 2000. The Xaos Gamma is one for those after a little extra privacy. continued »

Reports and news items are popping up that those wanting more privacy and incredibly secure transmission of information prefer BlackBerry. This is apparently popular with naughty people, but not everyone is that naughty. continued »

According to Global Secure Systems, Wi-Fi is no longer secure. In fact, the Russian firm now says that by using the processing power of the NVIDIA graphics card to speed up password recovery time to 10,000% for Wi-Fi.   Decryption of WPA and WPA2 systems has been possible for quite some time, but the use of NVIDIA cards to accelerate the ... continued »

It can be a scary time when your cell phone goes missing. First of all, it's an expensive item and you'll be out cash. You'll also be out a phone, which, in this day and age can feel like a crisis. Even so, we're overlooking on of the most terrifying aspects of losing a cell phone--your data. I mean, cell phones ... continued »

The mean streets of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, may soon be policed by its own citizens, if an AU$8m scheme inviting cameraphone evidence of crimes gets the go-ahead from the government.  Called Project VIEW (Video Image Evidence on the Web), it would consist of a website to which video and images of criminal activity could be submitted for consideration ... continued »

Despite denials last month from the Indian telecoms secretary, BlackBerry maker RIM is once again under threat in the country after the government there has insisted carriers open all content transmitted to official scrutiny.  According to the Department of Telecom (DoT), the move is required to ensure "fool-proof security", and networks have been given fifteen days to concede else the ... continued »

Hooking up a cellphone to a wireless CCTV camera is a nice idea, but you'd have to be pretty paranoid (and sedentary, for that matter) to want this Sang Da SD999; running Windows Mobile, the smartphone connects to a remote CMOS camera with IR illumination for night-vision, but apparently the real-world range is only about 10 meters (even the official ... continued »

In a move that sounds more like it should be Chinese policy, India is threatening to pull the plug on RIM's BlackBerry servers in the country unless they hand over the decryption algorithms used to secure emails handled by the system.  A meeting is scheduled for Friday 14th, to be attended by RIM executives, reps from Indian carriers offering the ... continued »