Consumers' increasing reliance on mobile apps during the holiday shopping period has brought a new round of warnings for companies with bring your own device (BYOD) policies that face increased risk of data exfiltration through the use of unscrupulous apps designed to be overly familiar with users' personal information.
David Braue |
10 Dec |
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Adobe’s last scheduled patch for Flash Player this year is huge, bringing fixes for a whopping 79 bugs, which came as Apple released iOS 9.2 with fixes for 49 flaws.
Liam Tung |
09 Dec |
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What ever you do as a consumer, don’t listen to anyone that says smart home security isn't needed, a European security agency has warned.
Liam Tung |
02 Dec |
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True to form, BlackBerry will use frequent patching to distinguish its new Android Priv handset from the Android pack.
Liam Tung |
05 Nov |
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As Adobe rolled out an update to fix a bug being exploited by elite Russian hackers, Facebook kicked off a system to notify its users when they've been targeted by state-backed hackers. Are the two linked?
Liam Tung |
20 Oct |
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A widespread piece of ransomware that poses as a porn app for Android has been updated to conform with Google’s Material Design with the aim of boosting payments from victims.
Liam Tung |
13 Oct |
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The Android patching problem is no secret but new research now quantifies just how terrible the system that Google designed for end-user security is, and reveals which handset makers are the worst security performers.
Liam Tung |
09 Oct |
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In the wake of the Stagefright bug, Google, LG and Samsung vowed to deliver monthly Android security updates, but HTC says the schedule is “unrealistic” due to carriers.
Liam Tung |
06 Oct |
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Australia's buoyant market for security products and services is outpacing the world and continues to attract international attention, with DNS-protection firm Infoblox ramping up its local team – addressing an issue becoming more pointed with the likes of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Also pushing into the Australian market was iSIGHT, a threat-intelligence firm that opened its first local office this month and is predicting strong growth as demand accelerates.
David Braue |
28 Sep |
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Today's launch of Apple's in-demand iPhone 6S has mobile-security pundits hitting the pulpits to remind mobile users that increasingly capable mobile-payments platforms carry novel risks on top of existing exposure to data movement and fluidity.
David Braue |
25 Sep |
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Apple says it is working out a way to give Chinese developers faster access to Xcode tampered copies were used to slip thousands of infected iOS apps into the App Store.
Liam Tung |
25 Sep |
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Just 1 in 3 Internet users has implemented strong privacy settings despite nearly half having encountered malware and 48 percent experiencing a financial threat in the last 12 months, according to a new survey of consumer behaviour that suggests most users still have a long way to go in securing their online activities.
David Braue |
23 Sep |
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Adobe’s monthly update for September is a little later than its usual Patch Tuesday release but it's not aware of any of them being attacked in the wild yet.
Liam Tung |
22 Sep |
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Mobile usage surged in the second quarter to the point where mobile devices accounted for 31 percent of all transactions, according to new research that pegged Australia in the global top 10 for attack origins and warns of an increased mobile-security threat as cybercriminals respond to changing usage patterns with intense targeted attacks.
David Braue |
17 Sep |
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Earlier this month, BlackBerry announced that they are absorbing the mobile device management (MDM) vendor and competitor Good Technology for $425 million in cash to secure mobile communications domination. A rather ironic move, given that it was Good’s MDM solution that ultimately led to BlackBerry’s device downfall, but for the most part, this is a smart and logical step for the smartphone manufacturer and service provider.
CSO staff |
16 Sep |
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Some 2211 new software vulnerabilities were discovered over the past three months alone, the latest quarterly audit by security solutions provider Secunia has found.
David Braue |
10 Sep |
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An Australian smartphone designed to preserve privacy and anonymity has attracted global attention as startup company Ncryptcellular promotes the software-and-hardware combination as an antidote to increased government surveillance.
David Braue |
10 Sep |
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A new study of mobile-development habits suggests that, despite the mobile hype, secure development has a long way to go as less than half of developers have actually built mobile apps – and half of those who do, build just one app per year.
David Braue |
01 Sep |
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Today's smartphones may offer more security features than ever but businesses are failing to take advantage of them by allowing users to continue using weak passwords while using their own devices for work purposes, according to one recent industry survey.
David Braue |
01 Sep |
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Malware researchers reckon the Hacking Team leak has given criminals a “weaponised” toolset that could be used to hack half a billion Android users.
Liam Tung |
23 Jul |
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