Monday, February 06, 2012

New Malware's Costly Twist | Samsung's Superbowl Fail

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TechWeb Mobile And Wireless News Update -- Issue Highlights:
• TOP STORY: New Android Malware Has Costly Twist
• ALSO SEE: How Samsung Screwed Up Its Super Bowl Ad
• ANALYTIC REPORT: Strategy: Understanding Software Vulnerabilities
• WHITE PAPER: How Encrypting Content Reduces Liabilities and Costs
• MOST POPULAR: 6 Predictions For Business Intelligence In 2012
• BLOG: Apple's Walled Garden: Sledgehammer Needed
• WEBCAST: Don't Get Hooked by the Latest Phishing Attacks
• RESOURCES: Virtual Event: Social Analytics: The Bridge To Business Value

TechWeb
MOBILE & WIRELESS NEWS UPDATE 
  Monday, February 06, 2012
REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS   |     MOST POPULAR   |     BLOG   |     WEBCASTS   |     RESOURCES  
TOP STORY
New Android Malware Has Costly Twist
"Polymorphic" malware, tweaked frequently, sends SMS texts to premium-rate numbers until smartphone owner's account balance is depleted.

ALSO SEE
How Samsung Screwed Up Its Super Bowl Ad
Call it the stylus snafu: Samsung's over-the-top Super Bowl commercial failed to resonate with viewers and earned widespread mocking on Twitter. Here's why.

Nokia Lumia 900 Pre-Orders Begin
Windows Phone fans who want to get their hands on the Lumia 900 smartphone can reserve one with a $25 deposit at Microsoft stores.

Apple's Walled Garden: Sledgehammer Needed
Friday's revelation of an iOS app with a "hidden" tethering capability shows that walled garden restrictions don't necessarily keep us safer. They do create a monopoly and planned obsolescence. It's time to break down those walls.

How IT Views RIM's Future: Exclusive Research
IT professionals have strong feelings about RIM, its products, and its plight. But the real issue is end user device preference.

Microsoft Windows 8 Unification Plan: Grand, But Risky
Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 appear to look very much alike. That's great news for users, but can Redmond pull off one OS across desktops, mobile and more?

iPhone App Contains Secret Tethering Capability
By entering the codes "1984" and "31337" in iRandomizer Numbers, you can create a sharable Internet connection using your iPhone.

National Security Agency Plans Smartphone Adoption
NSA is piloting secure smartphones now and plans broader adoption of commercially available devices that can access classified networks.


 

ANALYTIC REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS:
FEATURED REPORTS
Strategy: Understanding Software Vulnerabilities
In this report, we explain how to ensure the best defense by thinking like an attacker and identifying the weakest link in your own corporate data chain.
DOWNLOAD NOW (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Featured Report

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FEATURED WHITEPAPERS
How Encrypting Content Reduces Liabilities and Costs
Data is everywhere, and most of it is not encrypted. Companies need to protect their data to avoid loss of corporate reputation, expensive remediation efforts, loss of goodwill among customers, loss of revenue and other unpleasant results. Learn how encrypting data in transit and at rest can help.
 

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES @ TECHWEB.COM:
6 Predictions For Business Intelligence In 2012
A look at in-memory analysis, visual discovery, big data, mobile BI, cloud and social BI achievements in 2011 and forecasts for the year ahead.

How IT Views RIM's Future: Exclusive Research
IT professionals have strong feelings about RIM, its products, and its plight. But the real issue is end user device preference.

iPhone App Contains Secret Tethering Capability
By entering the codes "1984" and "31337" in iRandomizer Numbers, you can create a sharable Internet connection using your iPhone.

 

INFORMATIONWEEK'S OVER THE AIR BLOG:
Featured Blogger Apple's Walled Garden: Sledgehammer Needed
By Jonathan Feldman
Friday's revelation of an iOS app with a "hidden" tethering capability shows that walled garden restrictions don't necessarily keep us safer. They do create a monopoly and planned obsolescence. It's time to break down those walls.

Microsoft Windows 8 Unification Plan: Grand, But Risky
By Paul McDougall
Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 appear to look very much alike. That's great news for users, but can Redmond pull off one OS across desktops, mobile and more?

New CEO Won't Stop RIM's Bleeding: Exclusive Research
By Art Wittmann
IT pros are split on whether a bolder move might have helped the BlackBerry maker, but they almost universally agree that elevating Thorsten Heins to CEO won't help.

 

WEBCASTS:

Don't Get Hooked by the Latest Phishing Attacks
Attend this live webinar to learn about the latest trends in phishing attacks and how you can keep your organization safe. It happens Wednesday, February 22, 2012
More Information & Registration
 

RESOURCES AND EVENTS:
Virtual Event: Social Analytics: The Bridge To Business Value
Social media are generating tons of data, but that data only becomes truly valuable when examined in context. Attend this virtual Enterprise 2.0 event and learn how social analytics will provide the bridge to unlocking business value.
It happens March 25-29 in Orlando, Fla.

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