Computer Safety & News

Office 365 is a cloud based implementation of Microsoft’s functional and collaborative Office Suite. It is designed to also interact with mobile devices as well as providing “thin client” capabilities for business PCs.   Below are some key resources:  Office 365 – Home Page http://www.office365.com/ http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/online-software.aspx Office 365 – Press release http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2011/jun11/06-28MSOffice365PR.mspx Office 365 – Overview […]

This 22 page in-depth report evaluates two popular mobile security solutions: http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2011/06/symantec_paper_explores_mobile.php A Window Into Mobile Device Security (Examining the security approaches employed in Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android) http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/about/media/pdfs/symc_mobile_device_security_june2011.pdf QUOTE: The mass-adoption of both consumer and managed mobile devices in the enterprise has increased employee productivity but has also exposed the enterprise to new […]

Trend Labs documents a new Android based malware attack where the phone can pass text messages in a stealth like manner from unauthorized users as if it were a “man in the middle”.  Infected users could incur higher future bills for these hidden text messages passing through their phone systems.  Android – Malware turns phone into […]