More than a million Android mobile devices worldwide are now infected with a crafty bootkit trojan known as Android.Oldboot.1.origin - a number that has more than tripled in a week.
Countries have different regulations on how mobile data can be used, stored and transferred. So what can mobile content and service providers do to solve the problem?
A trojan has been discovered operating as a bootkit on more than 350,000 Android mobile devices, including a small percentage in the United States, according to a Friday post by Russian anti-virus company Dr. Web.
Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed using the Touch ID to expand the mobile payments market on Monday, a move that could allow consumers to make a wider variety of purchases by simply scanning a fingertip.
Widely used apps, like Angry Birds, and mobile platforms for Facebook, Twitter and other social networking services, were a target for the NSA, leaks reveal.
The mobile workforce - no longer satisfied with limited access - wants access to all the applications and data needed to perform all job tasks from a multitude of personal mobile devices, anywhere, anytime.
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