The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet is a 10 inch Android tablet aimed at business professionals. Lenovo offers the tablet with a stylus for writing, as well as an optional Folio case with a built-in keyboard and pointing nub. It also has a very business-like, no-nonsense design. But feature-wise the tablet is a lot like others released in late 2011, with an…

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Microsoft has released a new security tool for Windows PCs called Windows Defender Offline Tool which you can use to scan you computer for malware before Windows even boots. Windows Defender Offline is currently in beta, and you can download the installer for free. You’ll then use that utility to set up a bootable CD, DVD, or USB flash drive so that…

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Computer peripheral maker Kensington has launched a new accessory for the Apple iPad to that lets you use a security lock with the tablet. It’s called the SecureBack Security Case and the plastic case is designed to offer protection from scrapes and scuffs, like any good case. But it also fits snugly around Apple’s tablet and lets you lock the…

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Over the past few decades security software for Windows computers has gotten more and more powerful, offering protection from viruses that have made their way to your hard drive, but also offering warnings when you download a potentially dangerous file, click a malicious link on a website, or even when you’re just about to give out more personal information than…

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You can use a Google account to login to Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and dozens of other Google services — but you can also use it to login to third party apps such as online office suites, news readers, and more. That means if someone manages to obtain your Google account info, not only can they access your email,…

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While Research in Motion has been pushing the business-friendly features of the company’s upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, it looks like the Motorola XOOM tablet will have some business/security features of its own. Engadget reports that the Android device hasa n “Encrypt Tablet option tucked away in the settings. This feature would let you encrypt all the data on the tablet…

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There are two schools of thought on cloud-based services. The first is that the most secure place to store your apps and data are in the cloud where you won’t lose anything if your computer crashes or gets stolen or if your house burns down, taking all of your backup hard drives with it. The second is that one of…

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I’m a big fan of online backup services such as Carbonite and Mozy, and I have been for a few years now — ever since I accidentally lost all the data on my wife’s computer by backing everything up to an external hard drive that turned out to be faulty before reinstalling Windows. Having all of your important data stored…

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After a few too many run-ins with hard drive failure (and user error), I’ve become a big fan of online backup services. I personally pay $50 per year to have Carbonite to back up all the important files on my computer so that I can retrieve files that have accidentally been deleted or recover all of my data if I…

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I noticed a story making the rounds yesterday about how the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) had decided that travelers would be able to keep their iPads in their bags while passing through X-Ray machines. And I kind of ignored the news… until I noticed that it’s not just iPads, but all electronics smaller than a typical laptop. That includes game…

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There are lots of ways to protect your data. You can encrypt your hard drive, password protect your computer, or use biometric security measures. Or if you want to be really obvious about it, you could use a highly visible padlock that essentially advertises that it would be pointless for anyone to steal your stuff because it’s not going to…

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Internet security software provider Kaspersky has introduced a new product designed specifically for ultra-portables. It’s designed to work on netbooks and other small notebooks with Intel Atom, Celeron-M, or VIA-C7-M processors that are running Windows XP. It’s been tested to work on netbooks from Acer, Asus, MSI, and Samsung. So what exactly makes this product different from other Kaspersky security…

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