Howard Schmidt
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Experts: Bluetooth security dangers ignored
News A former White House cybersecurity adviser and an RFID researcher issue warning that communications protocols are ripe for abuse.
Tags: RFID, Bluetooth, Communications, Security, Protocol, Howard Schmidt, Card, Flaw, device manufacturer, Bluetooth
Govt red tape adds to security threats
News Bureaucracy and lack of sharing of data between countries impede efforts to address cybersecurity, but work is in progress to resolve issues, notes global industry body.
Tags: Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Kaspersky Lab, Security, Howard Schmidt, Impact, Cybersecurity, Singapore, cyberthreats
Experts: Don't clamp down on social media
News Iranian news leaking out via Twitter shows that people will get around communication roadblocks, and experts say businesses can learn lessons from this.
Tags: Web 2.0, Security implementation/standards, Business security, Twitter, Security, Mobile, Howard Schmidt, Iran, Social Media, Mobile Device
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News Presence of software development kits may compromise the security of mobile devices, says Howard Schmidt, a former advisor to the White House on cyber security.
Tags: Mobile, Software engineering/development, Security, Howard Schmidt, Attack, Mobile Device, software, Silicon.com, network, malicious code
Small companies ignorant of security?
News Former White House adviser Howard Schmidt warns that hackers aren't just going after big corporations, and small businesses must beware.
Cybercrime threat keeps growing
News Former White House security adviser Howard Schmidt has warned that businesses of all sizes face an increased threat from cybercriminals, who now have the power to attack key parts of the Internet.
Tags: Security
US: More cops needed for high-tech beat
News Former cybersecurity adviser to the White House says there's a shortage of officers to fight online crime.
Tags: Security Management
Global group to provide cyberattack early warnings
News The International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism, or Impact, will provide an "early-warning system" for governments facing cyberattacks, says its founders.
Tags: Security, Network security, Data security, Google Inc., Academia, Cyberspace, Government, Vint Cerf, Symantec Corp., information system
Microsoft's answer to phishing: Two IDs
News Banks aren't moving fast enough on requiring online customers to provide two forms of ID, the company says.
Tags: Spam and phishing
British banks in talks to fight ID theft
News RSA Security is in high-level discussions with all the big U.K. banks, as concern over ID theft and data protection rises.
Tags: Data security
Gates: Passwords passe
News Biometric and smart-card technology will replace passwords to verify ID, Microsoft head Bill Gates says--again.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Business applications
eBay: Let's wait and see on tighter security
News The auction giant has ruled out two-factor authentication for the time being, says an eBay exec.
Tags: Web sites
Mobile threats loom for iPhone 3G
News Users of the iPhone 3G, which debuts Friday worldwide, will "likely suffer from mobile threats until security is improved", says Trend Micro in a new report.
Tags: Mobile, Security Management, 3G (Third Generation), Smart phones, Malware, Security, Apple iPhone 3G, India, Trend Micro Inc., Apple Mac OS
Vendors, not developers, to blame for poor code
News An ex-White House security expert drew protests when he argued that computer programmers were responsible for security problems.
Tags: Software engineering/development
Mobile threat still low, but will grow
News Experts believe incidents of virus attacks on mobile phone will increase with the proliferation of smart phones and increased Internet mobile use.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2008, Viruses and worms, Business security, Security, Mobile, intellectual property, phone, software, virus, McAfee Inc.
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