Tuesday, May 22, 2012

80% of mobile banking apps may have security flaws

80% of mobile banking apps may have security flaws

. Neal O'Farrell, executive director of the nonprofit Identity Theft Council, spoke about the seriousness of mobile security as part of San Francisco Small Business Week, Cult Of Mac reported. "There were more data breaches than U.S. residents last year and more cases of identity theft than just about all other crimes combined," O'Farrell said, adding that unless users are encrypting their devices, they are essentially asking for trouble. "You've got to wake up protect yourself, even if you use a Mac," he said, citing the massive Flashback virus that affected more than 600,000 Mac computers.

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