Security threat reports are be finding mobile malware to be an ongoing and growing threat, but malware researcher Hitesh Dharmdasani has some simple advice for those concerned about getting infected by nasty, insidious, and occasionally downright surprising malware.
David Braue |
24 Jan |
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Mobile applications played an increasingly important role in the nature and intensity of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks during 2013 as the frequency of attacks jumped dramatically over the period a year earlier, the latest figures from DDoS-fighting security firm Prolexic confirm
David Braue |
15 Jan |
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Use of telecommunications interception legislation to access email, SMS and voice messages increased by 16 per cent during 2012/13, the Attorney-General's latest annual report on activities under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 has revealed.
David Braue |
13 Dec |
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Researchers are urging Android app developers who use in-app advertising tools from ad network AppLovin to update their apps and protect end users from serious security risks in the company’s ad library.
Liam Tung |
18 Nov |
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Research by IBM has found that mobile security is the number one most recently deployed initiative by CSOs.
Patrick Budmar |
06 Nov |
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The recent release of Apple’s iOS 7 mobile operating system led to a flood of Internet traffic that has slowed parts of the Internet and registered as a seismic event in post-launch analytics, security vendor Blue Coat Systems has reported.
David Braue |
30 Sep |
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Growing demand for managed security services to help keep up with the increasing demand on security infrastructure posed by bring your own device (BYOD) programs, the local head of security firm Barracuda Networks has observed.
David Braue |
26 Sep |
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BlackBerry has suspended the roll out of its messaging service BBM for iOS and Android after an unofficial Android version was leaked ahead of the scheduled release.
Liam Tung |
23 Sep |
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Organisations adopting bring your own device (BYOD) policies and cloud-computing apps should introduce passive scanning of mobile device traffic to identify malware rather than trying to actively scan the devices, a security architect has advised.
David Braue |
12 Sep |
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Employees may be demanding bring your own device (BYOD) support but their resistance to installing anti-malware and security tools on their own devices will create significant security-market growth opportunities in coming years, Gartner has predicted.
David Braue |
16 Aug |
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A London-based startup has been told to stop using public bins to collect smartphone data from people who pass one of a dozen in the city.
Liam Tung |
13 Aug |
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Unfortunately, bring your own device is still being debated in some organisations that are coming to grips with the shifting enterprise IT landscape and their own cost, risk and compliance environments.
Rob Livingstone |
29 Jul |
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Executives see laptops as being nearly twice as vulnerable to security breaches as desktops and tablets – and just 14 per cent see smartphones as a threat – while IT staff see terminals and tablets as being the most secure, a FireEye survey of security attitudes has revealed.
David Braue |
05 Jun |
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The AusCERT 2013 security conference, which coincides with the government-sponsored <a href="http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/awareness_week">National Cyber Security Awareness Week (NCSAW)</a>, dominated the news during the week, and the CSO Australia team was there in full force to hear the latest from industry experts from across Australia around the world.
David Braue |
27 May |
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Strong executive desire to use iPhones led the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities to start looking for solutions that would separate government from personal information.
Hamish Barwick |
24 May |
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The combination of the shift towards mobile platforms for access, and the growth of social media for applications, is creating a “fantastic avenue” for undermining corporate network security, according to Frost & Sullivan.
Richard Chirgwin |
14 May |
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CSOs must inject themselves into strategic business planning conversations early on if they’re to avoid being circumvented by hasty pushes towards BYOD or new online services, the head of the National Australia Bank’s IT security planning has advised.
David Braue |
09 May |
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Adware on mobile means more than just showing banners, according to Bitdefender senior e-threat analust, Bogdan Botezatu.
Patrick Budmar |
18 Apr |
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The release of a free Android security application may simplify the protection of increasingly popular mobile devices, but user ignorance and the proliferation of malware-ridden honeytraps mean users must be targeted with focused education, a security expert has argued.
David Braue |
10 Apr |
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Apple released iOS 6.1.3 on Tuesday that fixes six flaws, including four it credited iOS jailbreak developers “Evad3rs” with finding.
Liam Tung |
20 Mar |
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