Kenneth van Wyk: Making safer iOS apps
There still seem to be a lot of security flaws in iOS apps, but new tools could help fix that.
Stories by Kenneth van Wyk
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Should you risk jailbreaking your iPhone?
Chances are, if you don't know the dangers involved, you shouldn't jailbreak.
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Opinion: There's no magic pill for security
Too often, New Year's resolutions to get into better shape are derailed because of a lack of realistic planning. The same thing happens in the security sphere.
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Kenneth van Wyk: The good and bad of Android and iOS
Both Google's and Apple's mobile platforms have security drawbacks and advantages. Is there a clear winner?
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Security can still make or break mobile-payment systems
The market for these systems is getting crowded, but the only way to attract customers to them is to make them inherently safe.
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Kenneth van Wyk: Digital duct tape for SSL
Secure Sockets Layer has been implicated in several security problems of late. Certificate pinning might patch it up for a bit longer.
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Kenneth van Wyk: The iPhone at 5: Keeping it secure
Some tips for good iOS hygiene. Insider (registration required)
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Kenneth Van Wyk: What users can do to make their smartphones more secure
It's really not all that difficult to do a little self-vetting of the apps you install on your mobile devices.
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Kenneth Van Wyk: We need more secure mobile devices
When you combine the words "mobile device" and "security," you get an oxymoron. That's the state of security in the mobile world, and it's been that way since day one.
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Kenneth Van Wyk: The case for Rugged Software
Do you know about a relatively new movement to make software more secure that's known as "Rugged Software"?
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Kenneth Van Wyk: With Gatekeeper, is Apple Big Brother or a practitioner of safer computing?
I'm just going to come right out and say it: Mac and iPhone users are safer than Windows and Android users. There it is.
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Even the best patching programs probably miss this
We like to think our data center configuration and patch management practices are pretty businesslike and solid, right? Well, in at least one very important aspect, almost all of us are essentially asleep at the wheel, folks.
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Kenneth Van Wyk: Your 2012 security action plan
This is my end-of-the-year column, but I'm not much for predicting (my stock portfolio can attest to that). Instead, I thought I'd give you some ideas on what to put onto your action lists for 2012.
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Kenneth Van Wyk: The security implications of being stuck with an old Android OS
There's been some disturbing news about Android security recently. It appears that many shipped Android-based devices are simply not getting system updates. Apart from getting righteously frustrated as consumers, we should also understand the short- and long-term effects this has on security.
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Where's the Steve Jobs of IT security?
The world of information security needs a <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220601/Steve_Jobs_1955_2011">Steve Jobs</a>.
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