We can now surf the web and check videos faster thanks to 3G, but with
Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and even AT&T, making claims to a new 4G
network, is this something that your business should encompass?
Symantec is releasing a security app for Android phones that allows
you to remotely wipe and kill your phone in case you lose it. In
addition it will keep tabs on any malware that tries to zombie your
‘droid. Furthermore, it will keep an eye on apps that you try to
install and alert you if one is not what it claims to do.
A new way to try and extort passwords from you has been found. It is
being called tabnapped. Essentially, a link will send you to a
malicious web site that is not detectable. The difference is that it
will inject code into your browser to change one of your tabs that you
have open to what looks like a sign-in screen to your email, bank
account, or other sensitive website. You go back to a tab later and
see what appears to be your Gmail login screen, but actually has now
stolen your credentials. This attack relies on the fact that people
keep many tabs open at once and, memory being fallible, that you will
forget what you previously had open and will enter in your passwords
and other information that can be used for nefarious purposes.
With more and more companies (ours included) using Facebook to inform,
advertise, and sell your services, do you really know what is safe
from prying eyes and what isn’t? How does your OWN Facebook account
fare keeping what you want private? Facebook has over 50 settings with
150 options dealing with this, and you are expected to know how each
setting affects what is out there on the internet? Thankfully, if you
go to ReclaimPrivacy.org, it has a way of checking in just a few
seconds what could be troublesome and includes ways to correct
anything you don’t (or want) seen.
HP is recalling batteries in more than 30 laptop models that could
overheat and pose a fire danger. These include Presario, Pavilion, and
Compaq models.
The good old days of having a PDA and a mobile phone as separate
devices are over. With HP’s buyout of Palm, a new era of smartphones
makes it possible to have a truly portable office on your hip or in
your pocket. Companies are realizing this and that is why sales are up
49% in the first quarter of 2010 of this amazing devices.
We are excited to announce the launch of our new website (http://www.renitconsulting.com/eblasts/web-rit.html).
With technology going at a lightning pace, companies are concerned now
that hackers can kill or alter electronic components on automobile.
They can cut your brakes, change speedometer readings, and more. With
Renascence IT, we cannot say that we will make sure your company car
runs smoothly, but we are constantly alert to new security issues in
the world and bring them to your attention.
Please be careful of any email about checking your system for Windows
7 Compatibility.
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