Security

Top vendors at Interop 2013

Here are the companies that put their money where their mouth is at Interop Las Vegas last week.

Lookout will intercept privacy-invading mobile ad networks, apps

The company gave mobile developers and advertisers 45 days to conform to its list of best privacy and security practices

In legal fog, Kim Dotcom removes 3D gun design

Kim Dotcom decided to remove the Liberator's files until the legal situation becomes more clear, his attorney said

Smartphones driving violent crime across US

An IDG News Service investigation finds guns and knives are used in a quarter of all robberies of cellphones in San Francisco

BYOD Policy: Employee Right to Social Media Privacy Is Paramount

Bank security weaknesses led to cyber looting of $45M from ATMs

Indicted cyber thieves used pre-paid debit cards, maniulated bank accounts to withdraw huge sums from ATMs around the world

Academic institutions urged to take steps to prevent DNS amplification attacks

REN-ISAC advises members to secure their DNS servers and implement network filtering to prevent spoofing

What’s old is new again: Spammers revived old schemes in March quarter

Volumes remain steady as junkmeisters return to old spam scams

Nokia’s Lumia 928 to sell via Verizon on May 16

The phone is lighter than the Lumia 920 and has a Xenon flash

Thoughts from Interop 2013: The network has never been more important

Some musings after a long week in Las Vegas at Interop 2013.