With more of our personal data being transferred over mobile networks than ever, carriers are investing heavily in security. Millions of dollars from venture capitalists are being spent to protect the consumer from the Wild West of mobile data. AT&T alone has hired 13 Ph.Ds to run a new lab focusing solely on mobile protection to ensure that the same security woes facing PCs don’t affect their mobile counterparts. Read the full article at WSJ.com
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.