Smartphones | Malware Prevention and Detection
The operating system and built-in applications on a handheld device are more difficult to update than those on a desktop computer, making additional security controls that prevent and detect attacks against the device a necessity.
Malware prevention and detection software is an important addition. A wide range of these products exist for various handheld devices, particularly smart phone and PDAs, which can be used to augment the security mechanisms already present [..]
Is mobile malware proliferating ?
Instances of previous attacks launched by malware against mobile handheld devices are discussed below. They are intended to illustrate the ways in which malware has manifested itself in the past and to gain insight about the potential security risks involved.
Fraud – The protection feature of a game developed for Symbian smartphones offered an early example of how subscriber fraud could be perpetuated through cell phone calling charges . In this [..]
Picking Your iPod Touch model
The iPod Touch (sometimes incorrectly called the iTouch) is a portable media player and Wi-Fi mobile platform designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The product was launched on September 5, 2007 and has the iPhone’s multi-touch interface, with a physical home button off the touch screen. The home screen has a list of buttons for the available applications.
The iPod line and is available with 8, 16, or 32 GB of [..]
iTunes | Automate Your CD Ripping
Ripping is the process of copying audio or video content to a hard disk, typically from removable media or media streams. Digital audio extraction is a more formal phrase applied to the ripping of audio CDs. Ripping is distinct from simple file copying, in which, the source audio/video is not formatted for ease of use in a computer filesystem. For example, the hierarchy of files making up the audio/video data [..]
Use WinAmp with Your iPod
I’m not a fan of iTunes, my favorite music player is Winamp and video player is Media Player Classic. WinAmp is found on the hard disks of millions of happy users. After a decade of playing music, the “skinnable” WinAmp has several versions, including one with full CD ripping and burning, but personal I prefer the old versions of WinAmp , without all the new functions, just [..]
Digital Signature
A digital signature is an electronic analogue of a written signature; the digital signature can be used to provide assurance that the claimed signatory signed the information. In addition, a digital signature may be used to detect whether or not the information was modified after it was signed (i.e., to detect the integrity of the signed data). These assurances may be obtained whether the data was received in a transmission [..]
Update Your iPod without Replugging
One of the things I like on the ipod is the plug and play function. If the ipod it’s set on automatic updating , the computer recognize the iPod, starts iTunes, and begins updating the music on the iPod.
Sometimes I find myself messing around with playlists while the iPod is connected. If you want to set iTunes synchronize automatically what’s on the iPod to match to your [..]
IPv6
IPv6 is a new version of IP that is increasingly being deployed. Although IPv6’s internal format and address length differ from those of IPv4, many other features remain the same—and some of these are relevant to firewalls.
For the features that are the same between IPv4 and IPv6, firewalls should work the same. For example, blocking all inbound and outbound traffic that has not been expressly permitted by the firewall policy [..]
Firewalls and Network Architectures
Firewalls are used to separate networks with differing security requirements, such as the Internet and an internal network that houses servers with sensitive data. Organizations should use firewalls wherever their internal networks and systems interface with external networks and systems, and where security requirements vary among their internal networks. This section is intended to help organizations determine where firewalls should be placed, and where other networks and systems should be [..]
Moisture Control
Moisture Control
Properly controlling moisture in your home will improve the effectiveness of your air sealing and insulation efforts, and vice versa. Thus, moisture control contributes to a home’s overall energy efficiency.
The best strategy for controlling moisture in your home depends on your climate and how your home is constructed. Before deciding on a moisture control strategy for your home, you may first want to understand how moisture moves through a [..]