ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet

Tackling mobile security on a personal-business device isn't new, but it is still a very serious and present problem. Perhaps a lesson from the past holds an answer.

Part of the security problem has changed, says security expert Jeff Schmidt, CEO of JAS Global Advisors LLC. Schmidt advises Fortune 100 companies on ways to secure mobile devices.

Threats are different as curated app stores stymie old-fashioned malware bad guys. But now the curators themselves might be giving too much freedom to app makers trafficking in personal information.

Under the proposed resolution, countries would agree to refrain from hostile acts in cyberspace.

IDG News Service — Russia and several other countries are pushing for a U.N. General Assembly resolution on a code of conduct that would promote peace and security in cyberspace among nations.

Last month, permanent representatives of China, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan sent a letter to the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling for a code of conduct revolving around the use of information technologies by countries.