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Sunday, August 23, 2009 7:44 PM

Widget Security

Following my previous post on Windows Mobile Widget security I got feedback that the proposed solution wasn’t that secure and that it was easily foiled by impersonating the header information, and that the widget should be authenticating the user based...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:44 AM

Windows Mobile Widget (lack of) Security

I have to preface this post by saying that Windows Mobile Widgets run under the same context as Internet Explorer Mobile on a Windows Mobile 6.5. This means that in terms of securing data across the wire you should use HTTPS/SSL over any connection you...
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Friday, August 03, 2007 4:18 AM

Windows Mobile Security Explained

Ever wondered why your device prompts you when you attempt to run an application? Or perhaps what those Microsoft folks are on about when they talk about 1 and 2 tier security models? Well as a follow up to my previous post about the Device Security Manager...
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Wednesday, August 01, 2007 9:37 PM

Windows Mobile Security for Developers

Before I get into the talking about a tool that windows mobile developers will find useful I thought I'd start off with a tool for the end users who are worried about loosing their precious device. Earlier this week I was sent a link to the Shadowmite...
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Wednesday, August 01, 2007 6:47 PM

Vista Security is a Real Pain (and not very secure)

Yesterday I put my old slow hdd from my laptop in an external enclosure so that I could easily access any data that I had on my computer before the upgrade. Unfortunately this plan got thwarted when I attempted to access my documents folder (ie f:\Users...
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Sunday, June 24, 2007 2:04 AM

Blacklisting Applications on Windows Mobile

Ever wondered how you can stop someone from changing the time on a Windows Mobile device? No? Me either, but I have heard a number of enterprises ask how they can lock down their devices to prevent certain applications from running. There are a number...
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