Google's Android app scanner falls short in security test
Out of more than 1,200 malware samples, Google's technology for scanning third-party smartphone apps detected only 193
Antone Gonsalves | 12 Dec | Read more
Out of more than 1,200 malware samples, Google's technology for scanning third-party smartphone apps detected only 193
Antone Gonsalves | 12 Dec | Read more
A researcher at North Carolina State University has uncovered a vulnerability that could be exploited to send deceptive text messages from some Android devices, as part of a phishing scheme.
New types of mobile malware make headlines every day, but what are the most prevalent threats out there? The team at Nominum decided to find out by analyzing Domain Name System (DNS) data of approximately half a million users from various countries.
Craig Sprosts, VP, platform and applications, Nominum | 01 Nov | Read more
One-quarter of more than 400,000 Android apps examined in the Google Play store pose security risks to mobile-device users, according to new research.
Ellen Messmer | 01 Nov | Read more
Two ad networks, AIRPUSH and ADWLEADBOLT, indicative of the trend toward privacy abuse, says Trend Micro
Antone Gonsalves | 24 Oct | Read more
The amount of mobile Android malware has surged this year, from a count of 30,000 malware specimens in June to almost 175,000 last month, according to Trend Micro's Security Roundup report for the third quarter of this year.
Ellen Messmer | 22 Oct | Read more
Agency says mobile version of spyware that was sold to law enforcement and governments is a worrying trend
Antone Gonsalves | 19 Oct | Read more
A new Android malware threat that emerged on the weekend uses a pirated and trojanised version of a popular Islamic compass application to distribute links to political propaganda.
Stilgherrian | 20 Dec | Read more
All new malware being written for mobile devices targets Android, according to a McAfee report on malware trends in Q3 2011.
Tim Greene | 22 Nov | Read more
It's hardly the kind of thing any company wants attached to its name, but HTC's rapid acknowledgment of confessed "serious" security exploit, discovered and published this week by security researchers, may ultimately help deflect criticisms and will, regardless, serve as a valuable reminder to CSOs that mobile devices represent a new and still-evolving security threat within the enterprise.
David Braue | 07 Oct | Read more