Tag: app

December 31, 2018

New thunderclouds on Facebook, the social network giant is accused of tracking non-users via Android apps. According to a report presented by Privacy International yesterday at 35C3 hacking conference held in Germany, the list of Android apps that send tracking […]

November 22, 2018

Avast launched Avast Mobile Security for iOS users. Available in both a free and a premium version, Avast Mobile Security delivers all the protection iPhone and iPad users need, including guarding their identity, browsing safely and privately, connecting to secure […]

November 16, 2018

Enterprises plan to increase hybrid cloud usage, with 91% stating hybrid cloud as the ideal IT model, but only 18% stating they have that model today, according to Nutanix. Application mobility across any cloud is a top priority for 97% […]

September 28, 2018

If you are working from your organization’s office, the chances are good that you are enjoying the responsiveness of your corporate LAN, thereby guaranteeing speedy load times for websites and applications. Yahoo! found that making pages just 400 milliseconds faster […]

August 16, 2018

Google’s Android has the largest installed base of smartphones around the globe with more than a billion daily active users – so it’s no surprise that there are a lot of VPN apps which support the OS. Particularly when you […]

July 16, 2018

Conventional wisdom has shown there’s a short line between a company’s highest point of risk – its employees and a compromise. Unsanctioned, or shadow applications, are apps that haven’t been cleared by a company’s information security team. These apps, on […]

July 2, 2018

A recently addressed privacy bug on Nametests.com resulted in the data of over 120 million users who took personality quizzes on Facebook to be publicly exposed. Patched as part of Facebook’s Data Abuse Bounty Program, the vulnerability resided in Nametests.com […]

June 25, 2018

A battery-saving app that also allows attackers to snatch text messages and read sensitive log data has been downloaded by more than 60,000 Android devices so far. But what’s unique about the attack, according to the researchers at RiskIQ who […]

June 15, 2018

With the cyber threats faced by mobile phone users uprising at an alarming rate, app permissions became a crucial step in securing our devices. In 2017, Kaspersky Lab detected almost 6 million malicious installation packages and more than 94.000 mobile […]

January 17, 2018

Tel Aviv, Israel-based startup PureSec emerged from stealth mode on Wednesday with a security platform designed for serverless architectures and a guide that describes the top 10 risks for serverless applications. Founded by Shaked Zin (CEO), Avi Shulman (VP of […]

January 10, 2018

Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a malicious application in Google Play that was developed using the Kotlin programming language. Detected as ANDROIDOS_BKOTKLIND.HRX, the malicious program was masquerading as Swift Cleaner, a utility designed to clean and optimize Android […]

November 14, 2017

The more frequently you release apps, the more security vulnerabilities you are likely to introduce in the code, a new study confirms. The frequency with which you release and update software has more of an impact on application security than […]

November 14, 2017

Website performance optimization and security firm Cloudflare has expanded its reach to mobile with the acquisition of Neumob. The agreement brings Cloudflare’s global optimization network to mobile apps built with the Neumob SDK. Financial details were not disclosed. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based […]

October 12, 2017

Apple’s policy to repeatedly ask users for their iTunes password needlessly exposes iOS device owners to possible phishing attacks, according a mobile app developer Felix Krause. Krause’s beef with Apple is that too often and seemingly at random times, popups […]

October 10, 2017

It happens in every company. Employees find a cool new online service that makes them more productive. They create free or low-cost accounts on devices they use for work, and get all their friends and colleagues to join up. The […]

January 31, 2017

Recent phishing scams targeted both Gmail and Yahoo, and now attackers have their sights set on PayPal with some very convincing bait. With fake websites and email campaigns that look real, it’s easy to be fooled, and potentially have your […]

January 20, 2017

It’s normal for apps to need access to a variety of data and functions on a smartphone so they can run properly and deliver their service. But responsible apps ask for the fewest number of “permissions” possible so they don’t […]

December 23, 2016

Russian ‘Fancy Bear’ now tied to Ukraine artillery Android app hack with the same malware used in breach of the Democratic National Committee. Forget that 400-pound hacker sitting on his bed somewhere. Security researchers have discovered yet another link between […]

November 16, 2016

The Mac version of the Shazam music discovery application keeps the device’s microphone active even after the user has switched off the app. While it doesn’t appear that Shazam is trying to spy on users, this behavior does have some […]

November 14, 2016

An Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) investigation into WhatsApp’s decision to share customer data with Facebook has confirmed initial concerns that personal information is not being properly handled. The UK’s information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, said in an official company blog that […]