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ENISA report points out the risks and threats of mobile social networking services
Online Social Networking Sites (SNSs) have had an exceptional growth trend on Internet. 211Mn users (out of 283 Mn) in Europe use SNS, and, primarily, Facebook in 11/17 countries studied. The modern way of staying in touch with business or personal contacts is through SNS and other digital tools. Consequently, the ways people meet, share opinions, communicate information and ideas is changing.
The EU ‘cyber security’ Agency - ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency) has presented a new report on accessing social networks over mobile phones 'Online as soon as it happens'. The report points out the risks and threats of mobile social networking services, e.g. identity theft, corporate data leakage and reputation risks of mobile social networks. The report also gives 17 ‘golden rules’ on how to combat these threats.
With growing popularity of SNS, the demand for instant, continuous access over the mobile phone has increased-i.e. mobile social networks (MSN). More... [ more ]
Shipments of wireless M2M modules for security applications in Europe expected to grow to 22 million by 2014
Vehicle tracking and recovery is a major application area for wireless M2M communication in the security industry. Devices combining GPS and GSM/GPRS technologies enable monitoring services for any mobile object. Passenger cars and commercial vehicles constitute the main target markets by virtue of numbers and individual value, but there are also many niche markets such as construction equipment as well as leisure vehicles and boats.
According to a new research report from Berg Insight, shipments of wireless M2M modules for security applications in Europe will grow from 2.3 million in 2009 to nearly 22 million by 2014. At the same time, the number of alarm systems and tracking devices monitored from an alarm receiving centre or similar will grow from about 10 million in 2009 to 34 million by the end of 2014.
Today, clients are frequently advised to install security systems that take advantage of wireless communication and satellite positioning when applying for an insurance poli... [ more ]
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