McAfee releases Android end point security solution

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McAfee have announced McAfee Mobile Security software, available for both smartphones and tablets, which according to a recent press release provides a comprehensive mobile security solution by combining three leading McAfee mobile security products: WaveSecure, VirusScan Mobile and SiteAdvisor® for Android.(galaxy s,samsung galaxy s,samsung tab,galaxy tab,samsung galaxy tab,samsung android,android,samsung galaxy s2,galaxy s2,samsung galaxy 2,nokia,nokia mobiles,samsung mobiles,mobiles in india,sony mobiles,nokia mobile,sony ericsson,sony ericsson mobiles,nokia india,samsung mobile)

With McAfee Mobile Security, consumers can now access the following features and functionality in a single download:
Backup and restore data to help protect sensitive information and irreplaceable photos. Even if the device is missing, it can be backed up before it is wiped clean of information.Protection against misuse (such as excessive phone charges) as well as safeguarding personal data with remote locking capabilitiesAn audible alarm to help users find the device or disrupt a thief, and send a pop-up notification with instructions for returning the deviceRemotely remove data from a lost or stolen device via the McAfee Web portal, mobile Web portal or via a SMS message from a buddy device24/7 real-time anti-malware protection against viruses, worms and spyware, Trojan horses and battery-sapping malwareProtection from malicious Web sites, phishing, identity theft, and credit card fraud when shopping online. SiteAdvisor software for Android provides color-coded site ratings right next to the search results, allowing Android users to confidently browse and search the mobile Web.Management of mobile device protection allows consumers to quickly execute needed security tasks, backup, locate, wipe, etc. via the McAfee Web portal and simple device interfaceAll backed by McAfee Labs with its 24/7 global presence and dedicated team of threat researchers
The WaveSecure Tablet Edition offers Android users with WiFi the ability to find their missing device with alarm and location tracking, prevent misuse with remote lock and wipe and preserve important memories and personal data with remote backup, even from a lost or misplaced device.
Not unlike the Apple ‘Find My iPhone’ app, Android users can also trigger an audible alarm to help them find the device or disrupt a thief, and send a brief SMS message with instructions for returning it.
“With device growth eclipsing PCs, consumers need tools to not only protect their personal information, but also to provide safeguards for business data should they decide to use that device for work,” said Todd Gebhart, executive vice president and general manager of consumer, small business and mobile, McAfee.
“It’s far too easy to leave a mobile device in a cab or at the airport, which can mean lost photos, contacts and other important content. Also, the threats to mobile devices are in many ways the same as in the online world. Beyond device loss or theft, users can be hacked, infected or phished on a mobile device just as easily as they can online.”
Both applications offer a trial period, McAfee Mobile Security is then available for an annual subscription fee of $29.95.

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ComSuper releases tender request for the physical sorting of mail

With services expected to commence on 1 July 2011 for a term of 12 months, Comsuper has released a tender for the physical sorting of mail sent to the ComSuper postal addresses in Belconnen ACT.

The tender focuses on the security of mail reaching ComSuper employees, and states “ComSuper requires the Services to be conducted on each Business Day to intercept and manage potential hazards and threats that may be sent to ComSuper employees, either through the mail or by other means.”

Threats and hazards include, but are not limited to:

Harmful powders;Hazardous chemicals;Biological agents; andExplosives (including sub components of explosives).

Volumes of mail received at the Belconnen addresses have not been specified. The tender documents provide only the guide that “during 2008-09 ComSuper received an average of 361 mail items per Business Day”.

Prior to 8.00am each Business Day, the successful Contractor will be required to collect all mail and, using what the tender describes as “state-of-the-art” equipment, screen each item of mail, separate suspect items, then deliver items which pass the screening process to ComSuper before 8.30am.

Items which are opened must be re-sealed “with tape so contents will not fall out in transit”.

Further, all items mail items that pass the screening process must be marked as “screened on (the date of screening)”. Finally, ComSuper may also require the ad-hoc screening of items that are delivered to the reception area at its Belconnen office which are to be included in the next daily delivery of screened mail.

All Contractor personnel that perform the screening of mail or have access to ComSuper material will be subject to a police records check and any other security check that ComSuper may determine.

All Contractor personnel will also be required to sign Deeds of Confidentiality. The tender closes 14-Jun-2011 2:00 pm (ACT Local time).

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