Tag: mobile phone data
Is Unlimited Storage a Realistic Promise?
In a bid to remain competitive amongst tech giants Google and Apple Amazon has recently announced its ‘unlimited’ music storage offering. However many who have indulged have found the compatibility limited. Messages appear to the tune of ‘this format is not supported’ when certain files are uploaded. There always appears to be a catch when someone is advertising an ‘unlimited service.’ A parallel in the physical world can be drawn …
Mobile Hacking Or Poor Network Security
The phone hacking scandal by the News of the World has led to blame being thrown all over the place. In addition to the main focus of intrusive journalism, IT networks are now also in the firing line for the lack of security in place. However, the method by which many voicemail accounts were breached barely warrants the term ‘Hack.’ In fact, no specific IT skills are required at all. …
Portable storage and mobile device management lacking in UK businesses
Figures show that UK firms are less well equipped to protect the data stored on mobile devices and portable storage solutions than their European counterparts. A study carried out by Absolute Software found that 65 per cent of IT managers working in the UK do not have any way of identifying where the mobile devices owned and operated by their business are located at a given point in time. This …
Business smartphones suffer from data encryption deficit
A new study has found worrying evidence that a majority of smartphones used by businesses do not have any kind of encryption protecting the sensitive data which they store, leaving the door open for malicious parties to steal and corrupt corporate details and private information. Seventy per cent of respondents to a survey carried out by security firm Check Point, said that the smartphones issued by their employers had no …
