Eric Geier

Mobile device management is a major headache among IT managers at many enterprise workplaces. Helping solve this problem is something that vendors clearly see as a growth area — hence the four solutions detailed below.  There are many solutions out there from the mobile OS platforms, wireless carriers and third-party software vendors. Although some solutions […]

The thriving and easily accessible black market for nefarious security products and services means that protecting your business is that much harder. Eric Geier details the growing threat. In the earlier days of computers, virus writers and hackers were viewed as fame-seeking and adrenaline-hungry teens with nothing better to do. But as PC usage and […]

In today’s world, your mobile phone is the epicenter of your computing world. Here are a handful of tips to ensure that your handheld device is as safe as it needs to be. The more you do on your mobile device, the more you should be concerned about its security. This is especially true if […]

While we hope they’re an impregnable line of defense, firewalls have historically had plenty of limitations. How are next-gen firewalls beefing up security? The traditional stateful firewall filters traffic based upon ports and protocols. For example, blocking or allowing the entire port 80 for HTTP traffic or port 443 for HTTPS traffic. It’s an “all-or-nothing” […]

There are now iPad and iPhone apps that function as powerful tools for IT managers of all kinds. Eric Geier details some top picks. Earlier this month, we looked at some server admin apps for Android. Now we’ll look at some iOS apps — for your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. We’ll discuss apps for […]

Though BlackBerry has only a fraction —less than a 10th— of the amount of apps Apple and Android provide, there are still apps for just about everything. Remember, one of BlackBerry’s best advantage is security, which is usually more important than having an app for everything under the sun. Here we introduce 50 free hand-picked […]

Free antivirus software is a very handy addition to your PC. But the operative question is: which free antivirus package is the top choice? Eric Geier looks at the leaders. While AVG, Microsoft, Comodo and avast aren’t the only providers of free anti-virus software they are some of the most popular so if you are […]

Connecting to a public Wi-Fi hotspot poses a handful of security problems for smartphones and tablet users. Is someone intercepting your data? Eric Geier provides Wi-Fi safety tips. Unfortunately, there’s more to mobile security than the data you store. If your mobile device has Wi-Fi capability and you connect to unsecured Wi-Fi hotspots for Internet […]

Android apps aren’t just for fun — IT managers can use them for serious data center tasks. Take a look at the useful Android apps below. The Linux server admin on the go needs a good remote administration toolkit. Here are 10 useful remote administration apps for Android devices. Here are 10 server and admin […]

Microsoft’s newest mobile phone OS, Windows Phone 7, is so much different from the Pocket PC and Windows Mobile platforms that their apps aren’t compatible. However, the incompatibility isn’t all bad. Now you’ll find newer, fresher, and better overall apps —rivaling those for the iPhone and Android. Here you’ll discover 50 of the best Windows […]