Security
Keep Your Mobile Device Secure While on the Road
Mobile devices and tablet computers are becoming ubiquitous tools for financial advisors. They offer quick, convenient access to client contact information, recent investment developments, and are even handy to find a highly recommended restaurant.
But when you're away from your office, how do you make sure you don't compromise the security of the information passed through your device?
Google Pulls Apps Used By 50,000 Android Users From Its App Store After Finding Out They're Malicious
Google's openness and popularity led rogue developers to offer apps downloaded by 50,000 users of its Android operating system for smartphones, Google said yesterday after taking down the 21 malicious apps.
New Trojans Attacking Macs Is Incredibly Snarky
A new Trojan that has cropped is targeting Mac OS X users and it taunts users. For those who bought Macs thinking they'd escape malware, this is bad news.
Online Banking Reportedly Hit By Trojan That Takes Over Your Banking Sessions
The malware, first reported on a blog by a security company, logs you off of your session without your knowledge.
FINRA Imposes Fines Totaling $600,000 Against Lincoln Financial For Failure To Protect Confidential Customer Information; RIAs Should Also Pay Attention
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) yesterday said it imposed fines of $450,000 against Lincoln Financial Securities, Inc. (LFS) and $150,000 against an affiliated firm, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation (LFA), for failure to adequately protect non-public customer information. In addition, LFS failed to require brokers working remotely to install security application software on their own personal computers used to conduct the firm’s securities business.
