Security

C-Mobile Sdn. Bhd, the operator of Blue Cube outlets, a fully-owned subsidiary of Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad recently got its website hacked. The website at www.celcombluecube.com.my is currently under construction for probably a month or two now. Click to enlarge the screenshot below(Note there are some offensive words):

Just one month ago, cyber security company Kaspersky Lab detected the first malware on Android. And now there seems to be more malware targeting the Google mobile operating system. More details in the press release from Kaspersky Lab below.

Smartphones are becoming ubiquitous but that doesn’t make them secure.  In fact it makes them a target, as huge flaws were uncovered in two mobile phone operating systems. Leila Makki from Telecom TV reports. Video after the jump.

Kaspersky Lab has identified the first virus to hit Google’s Android operating system. The Trojan virus, named Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a, is distributed through a message sent to users prompting them to install a 13 KB “harmless” media player application. Once installed, the Trojan virus sends out SMS messages to premium rate numbers without user’s knowledge. Android users are recommend to pay more ...

Research In Motion(RIM) recently announced a new application called BlackBerry Protect that allows you to control, locate and protect your phone, remotely. The security application which is still in Beta until later this year gives access to a Blackberry user to remotely control their device, via the Blackberry Protect web portal.

Mobile Security tools have been available in the market for years, but consumer awareness is still lacking and adoption has been low. In 2008, a software security company conducted a survey and they found out that 86 percent of the respondents  did not have security software installed on their handsets back then.

Features of Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 (KMS9): Privacy Protection-With the touch of a button you can mark a contact as ‘private’, meaning that no trace of them will appear in contact lists, SMSs and call logs. Other people using your mobile will only see what you want them to see. Supports contacts from both the onboard memory and SIM cards ...

If you are using a Blackberry for work or personal reasons, you should be cautious on what you do with it. No matter if it is a software upgrade from your mobile operator. Recently, late June last month, United Arab Emirates’ largest telecommunications operator Etisalat told its 145,000 BlackBerry customers to “upgrade” the software on their Blackberry devices by downloading ...