Mobile Security — News

The week in security: As Apple's iPhone 6S bows, App Store cull highlights persistent mobile-security issuesc

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 | Read more

BlackBerry acquires Good Technology, improves mobile security

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 | Read more