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More iPhones, More Data Threats

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As the Verizon iPhone comes to market in retail stores across the nation today, hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of mobile phone users will switch to iPhone 4 now that AT&T’s exclusive contract with Apple is a thing of the past. But this presents problems, lots of problems. The iPhone is not known for its steel cage-like security features, and numerous security breaches that have compromised iPhone user passwords and data have been documented. So with more and more iPhone users, the risk of personal data breaches increases.

With that in mind, here are a few suggestions of how to secure just about any Apple mobile device:

  • The first and most essential step is to enable a passcode. Always set “simple passcode” to off and create a longer, more secure passcode.
  • Set “erase data” to ON. This will automatically erase all data after 10 failed passcode attempts.
  • If you must store sensitive personal info such as credit card details, you should encrypt such info. You can download the Keeper Password and Data Vault app to do such a thing.
  • Several security firms offer apps that give you the ability to monitor virus threats on your iPhone in real-time, including Symantec, Cisco SIO To Go and Threatpost. All are free of charge.
  • For file encryption, there is Folder Lock or iDiscrete. Both enable users to transfer files to their iPhone from a PC or Mac and are designed to safeguard a wide variety of file types.
  • For those looking to monitor feeds from surveillance cameras (IP and CCTV cameras), there is the iCam Viewer, which allows the user to view up to eight feeds at once and is simple to operate.

If we need more convincing that mobile data threats are a real risk, McAfee just released their fourth quarter 2010 threat report, which revealed a steady growth of threats to mobile platforms.

“Our Q4 Threats Report shows that cybercriminals are keeping tabs on what’s popular, and what will have the biggest impact from the smallest effort,” said Vincent Weafer, senior vice president of McAfee Labs. “In the past few quarters, malware trends have been very similar in different geographies, but in the last quarter we’ve seen a significant shift in various regions, showing that cybercriminals are tapped in to trends worldwide. McAfee Labs also sees the direct correlation between device popularity and cybercriminal activity, a trend we expect to surge in 2011.”

There will (hopefully) be an app for that.

Yes, It’s Data Privacy Day

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It may surprise you, as it did me, to learn that today is Data Privacy Day, an “international celebration of the dignity of the individual expressed through personal information.” But Data Privacy Day also highlights the need for individuals to protect their data and how they can go about doing so.

There are many organizations out there that aim to help individuals protect their personal information and help businesses comply with data protection laws and regulations. The Online Trust Alliance is one such organization, whose mission is to create an online trust community, promoting business practices and technologies to enhance consumer trust globally. They recently released their “2011 Data Breach Incident Readiness Guide” to help businesses in breach prevention and incident management.

According to their newest guide, the true test for organizations and businesses should be the ability to answer key questions such as:

  1. Do you know what sensitive information is maintained by your company, where it is stored and how it is kept secure?
  2. Do you have an incident response team in place ready to respond 24/7?
  3. Are management teams aware of security, privacy and regulatory requirements related specifically to your business?

  4. Have you completed a privacy and security audit of all data collection activities, including cloud services, mobile devices and outsourced services?
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  5. Are you prepared to communicate to customers, partners and stockholders in the event of a breach or data loss incident?

With the White House, members of Congress, Commerce Department and the FTC calling for greater privacy controls and breach notifications, self-regulation by businesses is becoming more and more important.

Google, one of the supporters of Data Privacy Day and the initiatives of The Privacy Projects, is hosting a public discussion on privacy later this afternoon with representatives from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the FTC and the National Institute of Standards and Technology scheduled to attend. If you can’t stop by Google’s DC office for this event, don’t worry — it will be captured on video and posted to YouTube soon after.

iBreach

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No one is safe from the slimy tricks of today’s most conniving hackers. Not Rahm Emmanuel. Not Diane Sawyer. Not even New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

These public figures make up only a fraction of the victims in Apple’s worst security breach. This week, FBI agents arrested the two men responsible for stealing the personal information of 120,000 iPad users last summer. Federal officials charged Andrew Auernheimer and Daniel Spitler with fraud and conspiracy to access a computer without authorization, and both face up to ten years behind bars if convicted.

In June of 2010, Auernheimer and Spitler used a script called the “iPad 3G Account Slurper” to attack AT&T customer information and “slurp” up thousands of email addresses, which they attempted to leak to internet spammers. The fiasco has caused AT&T quite a few headaches. The company has already paid $73,000 to clean up the mess, not to mention the blow this incident must have inflicted on AT&T’s exclusive relationship with Apple. (Could this be a contributing factor to the budding alliance between Verizon and the iPhone?)

Stories like these sound familiar, and they gradually change with the times. First there was credit card identity theft. Now we worry about Facebook security. The cyber world is quickly evolving to become more interconnected, and unfortunately, it is increasingly difficult to enjoy the luxury of privacy. With the surging popularity of advanced technology and social media sites, we seem to be trading in our anonymity for easy access. Although avoiding new media doesn’t appear to be an option anymore, small steps like checking privacy settings and watching what material you post on public websites can provide some protection.

Be safe out there.

The OMB Demands Answers About Insider Risks

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WikiLeaks has really stirred things up for the U.S. Government, ushering in questions regarding its policy for preventing insider data leaks. And that’s a good thing.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has asked government agencies to detail their strategies for minimizing insider risk.

A highly detailed 11-page memo prepared by U.S. intelligence officials and distributed by Jacob J. Lew, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, suggests that agencies use psychiatrists and sociologists to measure the “relative happiness” of workers or their “despondence and grumpiness” as a way to assess their trustworthiness.

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The memo was sent to senior officials at all agencies that use classified material. And though it is clear that the White House is in need of more rigid data leak prevention policies, some see the memo as paranoia.

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Steven Aftergood, a national security specialist for the Federation of American Scientists, claims the Obama administration is borrowing heavily from strict programs used at the CIA and other intelligence agencies to root out potential spies. He even goes so far as to call the idea of requiring workers to report any contacts with members of the news media as “triply absurd.”

But for others, what’s absurd is the fact that 200,000 diplomatic cables between the U.S. State Department and its diplomatic missions were leaked.

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The implications of such an act will most likely be serious and far reaching in regards to the U.S.-led war on terror.

What do you think?