The News Review:
- Apple Recommends Antivirus Software For Mac OS X
- COPsync Software Called Upon to Secure the Texas State Border
- Nokia’s OSS strategy gets boost as Symbian deal completed
Apple Recommends Antivirus Software For Mac OS X
InformationWeek NY
37% if you include the iPhone for a total of 9. What’s more Apple’s products such as its iTunes software its QuickTime media player and its Safari Web browser have become increasingly popular among Windows users. As Apple’s products have become more widely used malware authors have also been moving up the stack toward the application layer. Both Apple and Microsoft have made strides securing their operating system software and that has encouraged malware authors to look for holes in higher-level applications like Adobe Flash Apple QuickTime Microsoft Windows Media Player and various Web browsers. Furthermore some of the most profitable attacks these days rely on social engineering rather than a technical exploit. There’s no need for a Trojan keylogger if an attacker can dupe the target into divulging his or her.
COPsync Software Called Upon to Secure the Texas State Border
MarketWatch
Through the assistance of COPsync approximately $80000 has been awarded for the implementation of this state-of-the-art software. “The COPsync(tm) system is the first and only integrated software interface that allows all law enforcement officers on the system to share data captured by multiple agencies in real-time using a centralized database” stated Russell Chaney CEO of COPsync Inc. “The State of Texas Division of Emergency Management understands the importance of interoperability and real-time information sharing in securing our borders and this is the second BSET grant that has been awarded to implement COPsync(tm). To date we have assisted numerous law enforcement agencies in soliciting federal state and foundation funding to implement our technology platform which brings agencies into compliance with federal mandates established by the U.
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Nokia’s OSS strategy gets boost as Symbian deal completed
Ars Technica MA
The acquisition which was announced earlier this year will enable Nokia to continue moving forward with its plans to liberate the Symbian source code and transform the platform into a community-driven open source software project. Nokia owned half of all Symbian shares and negotiated to obtain the rest from other major stakeholders so that the intellectual property could be made publicly available through a jointly-controlled foundation that includes a number of prominent handset makers and mobile carriers. The foundation's software will be made available royalty-free to members early next year. After the software is audited to ensure that there are no licensing problems it will be made available to the general public under the open source Eclipse Public License (EPL). Nokia expects this process to take roughly two years. The completion of Nokia's Symbian acquisition marks a major turning point for the Symbian mobile operating system. Although Symbian is currently the dominant platform on mobile phone handsets its relevance is beginning to decline as Apple and Linux-based alternatives gain popularity.