Tag: mobile

March 18, 2019

Android Q, the newest iteration of Google’s popular mobile OS, is scheduled to be made available to end users at the end of August. While we still don’t know what its official release name will be, the first preview build […]

March 13, 2019

Check Point Research has uncovered two massive mobile adware and data stealing campaigns, which have already had over 250 million downloads combined globally. Both target mobiles using Android, and exploit the mobile app development supply chain to infect devices and […]

March 11, 2019

There are reports online claiming face unlock on the new Samsung Galaxy S10 isn’t working as securely as expected, with news of handsets unlocking after scanning a face of someone other than the owner. In fact it appears the Galaxy […]

March 10, 2019

Mobile Threat Defense (MTD), Mobile Threat Management (MTM), Mobile Threat Prevention (MTP)—regardless of the exact terminology, these all lead to the same concern: securing mobile devices. The highly digital world we live in has fundamentally changed the way we work. […]

March 8, 2019

As more enterprise work takes place on mobile devices, more companies are feeling insecure about the security of their mobile fleet, according to a new Verizon report. RSA CONFERENCE 2019 – San Francisco – As more enterprise work takes place […]

February 4, 2019

Orange has announced the acquisition of SecureData Group for an undisclosed amount. The UK-based company, SecureData, is the largest independent cybersecurity service provider in the UK, the first market in Europe. The company has a 25-year track record of providing […]

February 1, 2019

5G cellular mobile communications, when implemented, are expected to provide high bandwidth, low latency, energy savings, better connectivity, but security and privacy must also be assured. The security challenges are many but, luckily for us all, researchers are already probing […]

January 24, 2019

While most security professionals have come to embrace — or, at least, accept — bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, leadership still often lacks confidence in the data security of employees’ personal phones, tablets and laptops. In a recent study from Bitglass, 30 […]

January 12, 2019

Hundreds of millions of people use a smartphone daily, if not hourly. It’s amazing how this small device contains all your most personal information: passwords, contacts, messages. Even companies heavily rely on them to keep in touch with both their […]

January 4, 2019

Malware disguised as games and utilities struck more than 100,000 victims before being taken out of Google Play. New Android malware hit more than 100,000 users in 196 countries before Google removed it from Google Play — and it continues […]

November 26, 2018

Nicholas Truglia, a 21-years-old man from New York, has been accused of stealing $1 million from Silicon Valley executive via SIM swap. He gained access to his phone number and used it impersonate the executive and steal $500,000 from two […]

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 22, 2018

Bitglass has released its 2018 BYOD Security Report. The analysis is based on a survey of nearly 400 enterprise IT experts who revealed the state of BYOD and mobile device security in their organizations. According to the study, 85 percent […]

October 29, 2018

Two decades ago, AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) changed the way we communicate. It was more private than a phone conversation — which was especially great if you worked in a cubicle — and the real-time nature of the conversations was […]

September 19, 2018

In a new report, Citizen Lab researchers warned that sophisticated mobile spyware, dubbed Pegasus — made and sold by the Israeli company NSO Group — has been found not only on Androids and iPhones in countries with questionable human rights […]

September 13, 2018

One-third of all fraud targets are mobile, a growing source of all digital transactions. The proportion of mobile-vs.-desktop transactions has nearly tripled in the last three years, and instances of mobile fraud and cyberattacks have grown as attackers go where […]

August 28, 2018

The development and onset of 5G networks bring a broad array of not only mobile opportunities but also a litany of cybersecurity challenges for service providers and customers alike. While the employment of Internet of Things (IoT) devices for large […]

August 21, 2018

The good news for Android users: WhatsApp chats, photos, and videos are no longer going to eat into your precious Google Drive storage limit. Starting 12 November, your quota won’t budge due to that particular backup bucket. The catch: if […]

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 […]

June 29, 2018

Millions of mobile devices are now making requests in what’s described as “an attack on the economy.” Botnets have tended to hide in the nooks and crevices of servers and endpoint devices. Now a growing number are hiding in the […]