Portable Devices
The PDA as a Threat Vector
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) have been steadily increasing in numbers since their inception in the early 1990s. Explosive growth in their numbers, particularly within the enterprise, is expected during the ...
Written by: Richard Price and added on May 14, 2011Wireless Security: Blackberry by Research In Motion
Personal Data Assistants (PDAÂ’s) have quickly become a required tool for the corporate executive. It has been previously used for calendar and contact management and storage purposes. However, these PDAÂ’s ...
Written by: Jeff Danielson and added on June 21, 2011Securing PDAs in the Health Care Environment
The “Information Age” is upon us, and technology is the two-edged sword that both provides us access to a world full of data and bombards us with too much information. ...
Written by: Sarah H. Blanton and added on June 19, 2011PDAs in the Corporate Environment
A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is a handheld device that combines computing, telephone/fax, and networking features. PDA size and portability makes them easy targets for thieves and they are easily ...
Written by: Dave Croxton and added on May 7, 2011Security Vulnerabilities in the Palm OS version 3.x
This article will examine the security features standard with the Palm OS® version 3.x, their vulnerabilities, and some alternative security software which help remedy these vulnerabilities. The classic ideals of ...
Written by: Laura Thomas and added on Feb. 14, 2011Pocket PC - Secure or Unsecured?
Handheld computers have been on the market for a couple of decades. One of the first attempts at a handheld computer was the Apple Newton which didnÂ’t take off commercially ...
Written by: Darrin Murriner and added on June 13, 2011Handheld Security: A Layered Approach
Palm Pilot handhelds, and similar devices, have started to make great strides into our business environments. Some organizations even insist on their employees owning and using one of these handheld ...
Written by: Nelson Beach and added on April 2, 2011Palm OS: a Platform for Malicious Code? Part One
So will this necessarily facilitate the emergence of Palm OS as a site of virus or worm infection? This article is the first of a two-part series that will attempt ...
Document added on March 31, 2011Palm OS: a Platform for Malicious Code? Part Two
This is the second of a two-part series that will attempt to establish to what degree Palm OS-based systems represent a suitable platform for malicious code. The first article examined ...
Document added on May 20, 2011Pocket-Sized Wireless Detection
A solution may be at hand with the appearance of two "pocket-sized" 802.11 detectors on the market: the Smart ID WFS-1 and the Kensington WiFi Finder. Both devices claim to ...
Document added on Jan. 14, 2011