MOBILE GEAR SECURITY

Mobile workers constantly face threats against their mobile gear and the data contained in them. By taking a few simple steps, you will be able to ensure that your data remains safe while you are traveling.

Preventing Unauthorized Access
Mobile professionals need to be extremely careful with their passwords and other authentication methods to prevent unauthorized people from accessing the files on their mobile device. Most laptops now come with sophisticated security measures like finger print readers. Be sure to set them up.

Electronic Eavesdropping
Electronic eavesdropping or "sniffing" is a method of accessing networks or files through a mobile device. You can protect your device from eavesdropping by using techniques like encryption, authentication and authorization.

Hackers
Hackers employ several methods to gain access to your system or data and then create problems by planting viruses. One infected device is enough to infect an entire network. Mobile professionals can reduce the threats from hackers by having anti-virus software installed on their machines. Also be sure to update the software whenever a new version arrives.

SECURITY CONCERNS WITH LAPTOP

With laptops being everywhere and with most of the people, laptops have also found their place in the news for other reasons. Not just technology, laptops can also find their importance in the matters of security and in International affairs. The news is all about the suspicion of the US government on the Chinese Officials for they would have been involved in copying information from US Commerce secretary Carlos Gutierrez. Mr. Gutierrez visited Beijing last December. This has brought into consideration many international affairs. All these are because of ‘a laptop’.

It is very easy to copy the contents of a hard drive to the other with sophisticated tools and technology. The country biggies will surely know how to manage and handle the cases. Thus here is the doubt of US and that has resulted in scanning all the laptops and connections to the laptops if there are foreign delegates. The laptop geeks are out in the search of a secured hard drive that cannot be hacked. Noteworthy orders from the government to the officials are to use separate laptops for office and homes, not to take the personal laptop on a foreign trip and much more. Laptop sellers have reasons to celebrate.

FLAW IN GOOGLE’S SECURITY SPOTTED – IS GOOGLE STILL SPAM FREE?

Popular email service provider could probably be utilized as an open-relay head waiter for spam. In recent times, a Gmail protection flaw was exposed which would spin the fashionable email service into a fortunate thing for spammer evils. According to the sources, the Internet Security Research Team, running Google's SMTP service, a spammer assault could propel out thousands of emails devoid of any fear of recognition. The modus operandi bypasses current individuality fraud fortification mechanisms. The flaw hauls in it a grave risk to the Gmail email service, which has long shown off itself on high on security against spamming.

BIOMETRIC SECURITY INNOVATIONS BY FUJITSU

Fujitsu has launched a novel, allegedly more protected, biometric scanner for the Windows run machines. Fujitsu has a new-fangled biometric PC safekeeping scanner that works right with your palm as a replacement for of your thumb. The scanner is embedded in a mouse, and is designed for small - medium sized businesses, according to Fujitsu. The device is intended for quick-logins on Windows machines or password protected applications. Regardless of the recent qualms about the security of biometric scanners, Fujitsu seems self-assured that they've circumvented that issue. The new Palm-Secure scanner scrutinizes the veins in the palms, not the exterior pattern, making it an idyllic choice for biometric security arrangements.

TIPS TO HANDLE LAPTOP SECURITY CHECKS AT AIRPORT

Airport security has been tightened drastically as a result of the terrorist attacks in the United States. Get to the airport 2 or 3 hours earlier than usual. You can expect security clearance to take an awful amount of time. Take nothing with you in carryon bags that are sharp edged. To mention a few pocket knives, corkscrews, dinner and carving knives, forks, screwdrivers, scissors and similar items.

Plan ahead, Pack your Notebook with security and boarding gate checks in mind. Use an easily accessible compartment of your carry-on’s so that your laptop can be easily removed at the security checkpoint. Also use a carry-on that won't be deemed too big at the boarding gate.

In preparation for security checks at the airport, use the "suspend" mode (Windows) as an alternative to make sure your battery has enough power to boot up. Activate the suspend mode during the last time you use your laptop before leaving to the airport. It will restart quickly and without consuming battery power, leaving the option of maximum battery charge if you need to work during the flight. (For Mac Notebooks, it is the "sleep" mode)
X-ray machines used at airports are not a threat to your Notebook’s hard-drive. However, the security checkpoint conveyer belt is a target for bag lifters. As a result you may want to have a security guard hand check your machine rather than putting it through the conveyer.

HP LAPTOP SECURITY FLAW

Serious flaws in software update tools in the HP notebooks seems to have caused a havoc among its users. The security flaws in the ActiveX control causes write access to remote systems which has lead to freezing of the systems and leaving them unbootable. The users suffering from this effect were the ones using Internet Explorer version 6 or 7. These users are tricked by hackers to visit malicious sites, who then corrupt the files and turns the notebooks into unbootable bricks. HP tried to disable the vulnerable components but according to a researcher, this will only make the system more vulnerable in the future.