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US law enforcers want to see a kill switch on our mobile phones
They are demanding a switch on our smartphones that would theoretically brick them after they're stolen. But would it be effective?
Monday review - the hot 16 stories of the week
Get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last seven days - it's weekly roundup time.
Blackberry releases first security fixes for new Z10 smartphone
Blackberry released the first two security advisories for its new Z10 smartphone yesterday. One of the patches was for Adobe Flash vulnerabilities from January. Flash? On a smartphone? In 2013?
Pentagon OKs Androids, BlackBerrys for soldiers
The US Department of Defense has approved the use of Samsung phones running "Knox," a hardened version of Android.
INFOGRAPHIC: Users weighed down by multiple gadgets - survey reveals the most carried devices
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Just how many devices does the average person carry on them? Which country loves their laptops? And who will come out on top - iPhone or Android? See what our survey says about your most favorite gadgets.
Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week
Catch up with anything you might have missed last week – it’s weekly roundup time.
BlackBerry warns of TIFF vulnerability that could allow malware to run on enterprise servers
Malicious hackers could create a boobytrapped TIFF image file and either trick a BlackBerry smartphone user into visiting a webpage carrying the image, or embed the malicious image directly into an email or instant message...
..and plant malware on your enterprise server.
US soldiers and spies to get handheld biometric scanners
The US Department of Defense is funding the development of a hardware peripheral and software suite that turns a regular smartphone into a device that scans and transmits biometric data at distances not possible for current scanning technology.
Was Alicia Keys hacked, or is she cheating on BlackBerry with iPhone this Valentine’s Day?
Newly appointed BlackBerry Global Creative Director and musician, Alicia Keys, claims her Twitter account was hacked after a tweet was sent from an iPhone. NOT a BlackBerry.
How do you compare to Steve Wozniak? Take our survey and (maybe) win a new iPad Mini
Last year, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak showed off his travel backpack to Gizmodo readers. He needed a whopping seven containers to get through airport security!
Question is how do the rest of us compare. Tell us what you lug around and have a chance of winning an iPad Mini.
Mobile phone theft on the rise - here's how to protect your data for free
Research released today has revealed that the theft of mobile phones is on the rise.
This isn't just about losing an expensive phone - there's also the threat of losing your data and money.
Learn how to better protect your phone.
Losing a phone or device REALLY sucks [INFOGRAPHIC]
Ahhh, losing phones - something i sadly do often. A recent survey has some interesting findings: it reported that men were more likely than women to lose devices, and that Londoners lost devices more often than people living elsewhere in the UK. Any of this surprise you?
Smartphones: which one do you like best?
Which is the better smartphone choice: iPhone, Android, Blackberry? Which is most secure? Check out what Naked Security readers thought, and take the chance to have your say.
Hacker exposes Grindr users' intimate information and explicit photos
A popular smartphone app used by the gay community to hook-up with similarly-minded people in their vicinity suffers from a serious security vulnerability that could expose personal information and explicit photos that they have been sent.
BlackBerry outage made roads safer, police claim
Police in the UAE have given a surprising explanation for a dramatic fall in traffic accidents last week: drivers' BlackBerrys weren't working.
Was BlackBerry's service outage the real reason for better road safety - or were other factors at play?
BlackBerry outage, video apologies, a hoax and Ronnie Corbett
Millions of BlackBerry owners around the world have been feeling the pain this week as messaging and email systems collapsed in a service outage.
Which is hardly the ideal time for a BlackBerry-related hoax to be spread.
More BlackBerry image problems: RIM warns of BES security vulnerabilities
RIM warns that a number of vulnerabilities have been found in its enterprise software (known as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, or BES).
If left unpatched, they could be exploited by malicious hackers.
BlackBerry blog hacked after London riots
Hackers have defaced the BlackBerry blog, angry at RIM's announcement that they would help the authorities investigate who was responsible for riots which have hit London.
IE6, Tsunami scams, Pwn2own, RSA hack, Epsilon breach - 90 Sec News - March 2011
Don't just read the latest computer security news - watch it in 90 seconds!
This month: help get rid of IE6, avoid tsunami scams, check out Pwn2own, be surprised at RSA, and groan at Epsilon.
SSCC 53 - RSA advice, RIM advises on JavaScript and Chrome patches Flash before Adobe
This week's Chet Chat discusses the recent breach of RSA Security, advice from RIM on securing your BlackBerries post Pwn2Own and Google's speedy security updates to their Chrome web browser. Settle in for 10 minutes and keep up on the latest security news,
