Mobile Security, Virtualization on tap at MS Hacking Meet
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Microsoft Corp. is inviting hackers onto its Redmond, Washington, campus again next week and this time software virtualization and mobile security will be the hot topics.
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Upcoming smart phone will feature a mobile version of F-Secure's antivirus software.
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Hackers take advantage of a flaw in various Microsoft programs that leaves PCs vulnerable to remote attacks. Security experts expect the threat to grow.
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A reconfigurable handheld device could foster a community of hardware hackers.
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By Rhodri Marsden  The 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona last week was visited by 55,000 people, all keen to see which emerging mobile-phone technologies might soon come our way.
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Mobile devices are slowly becoming the targets of hackers, but a more serious threat could be the arrival of the intriguing software-defined radio, which uses software instead of circuitry.
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The latest generation of mobile phones is vulnerable to hackers, a security conference is told.
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Because life's isn't just a bowl of BlackBerries Workshop roundup As mobility has entered the mainstream, most of the focus to date - at least in the media and among analysts - has been on connecting up mobile professionals via BlackBerries, Windows Mobile devices and laptop data cards.â¦
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Company is readying security software or cell phones and handheld devices.
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Scammers and hackers are targeting the human factor in system setups. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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(InfoWorld) - A new set of security standards designed to lock down mobile devicesÂ has been hammered outÂ and is set to be unveiled at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show being held in Los Angeles next month. Called the Mobile Security Specification, it is billed as the basis for a new generation of secure phones and mobile devices that will be harder to tamper with and more secure. The standards are backed by companies such as Nokia, Samsung Electronics, and France Telecom. The specification has been years in development, said Janne Uusilehto, head of Nokia product security and the chairman of the working group developing this technology. "It is a big deal. This is the first time that we have created such common security specifications for all handheld devices," Uusilehto said. The new specifications are built on work done by the Trusted Computing Group, (TCG) an industry association that has already created similar standards for PCs, servers and networks. Uusilehto's Mobile Phone Work Group expects to announce the specification on Sept. 13 at the CTIA show, provided that the remaining minor details can be worked out. The specification will beÂ published here. Â The Nokia executive declined to say when his company or others will be producing phones that comply with the new specification, but he predicted that manufacturers would soon begin using the technology to lock down basic parts of their devices, such as the operating system. When these devices appear, they will make things more difficult for data thieves and mobile virus writers. Down the line, the technology could be used to build electronic wallets into mobile phones. In general terms, the specification calls on hardware vendors to store protected information in a secure area of the phones. Similar to the Trusted Platform Module used in PCs, this technology could be used to ensure that the phone's operating system, applications and data have not been tampered with. This type of trusted module could also be used by network operators to ensure that the phones on their network can't be used if they are stolen, said Mark Redman, a principal engineer with Freescale Semiconductor Inc. who is familiar with the specification. "That is probably one of the biggest concerns that the cell phone operators have at this stage," he said. Though some companies may be early adopters of the Mobile Security Specification, it could take years before cell phone users reap any benefits, said Roger Kay, an analyst with Endpoint Technologies Associates who serves as on the TCG's advisory council. "What typically will happen is that there may be some early adopters who start adhering to the specification before it's fully accepted," he said, adding that "just because [the Trusted Computing Group standard] promulgates, it doesn't mean that it's going to be adopted." Even after years of development, there is still debate about whether trusted modules are the right approach for the PC industry, he said. "The most interesting, most advanced features are going to take years, because everybody has to agree to adhere to the new standard."
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Frontline internet-crime fighters from security companies, law enforcement agencies, banks and e-commerce sites huddle at a secretive conference to confer on new tactics to fight cybercrime. Participants field lots of strategies, but no one can quite agree on what do.
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InfoWorld - Microsoft will participate in a meeting later this month with vendors and organizations that are backing several different identity management systems, an indication that&#160;cooperation between the software giant and its peers&#160;is improving.
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VMware isn't the only vendor unveiling technology at its annual conference.
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T-Mobile says an online attacker had gained access to its network. Also: Hackers steal ID info from Virginia university.
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Kerberos, a 20-year-old computer security technology with MIT roots, is about to be turbocharged for the mobile Internet era.
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At ToorCon conference in San Diego, hackers' presentation includes both dark humor and serious discussion.