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
In August 2010, hackers bent on jailbreaking Android smartphones found a vulnerability in the way the Android debugger handled an overwhelming number of processes. The code designed to exploit the flaw, dubbed RageAgainstTheCage, allowed users to reflash their smartphone and install custom firmware.
Robert Lemos | 06 Oct | Read more
Concerned about sensitive corporate data that lives on employees' iPads finding their way to places they shouldn't? Symantec says it has an answer to that risk, and it won't get in users' way. In early 2012, it plans to deliver an extension to its data loss prevention (DLP) product that enables DLP filtering from the iPad or, more precisely, from files, emails, and any other communication sent via HTTP and HTTPS from an iPad through the network.
Galen Gruman | 04 Oct | Read more
The iPhone and iPad are not your dad's new-fangled laptop. Or are they?
Tom Kaneshige | 04 Oct | Read more
Security researchers say they've uncovered a flaw in several smartphone models produced by HTC that gives any application that has Internet access the keys to a trove of information on the phone, including e-mail addresses, GPS locations, phone numbers, and text message data.
John P. Mello Jr. | 03 Oct | Read more
Look for double the mobile exploits this year vs. 2010 and particularly watch out for mobile applications that are really malware, says IBM's X-Force security research team.
Tim Greene | 30 Sep | Read more
App store vendors need to collaborate more closely to keep smartphone users safe, including putting together a system for grading application security, according to E.U. cybersecurity agency ENISA.
Mikael Ricknäs | 13 Sep | Read more
A Melbourne-based app developer has spoken about the security pitfalls of smartphone apps, saying that while certain mobile environments are more susceptible to malware, such risks can be eliminated through encryption and using common sense.
Lisa Banks | 02 Sep | Read more
Take a deep breath. There's a new report out highlighting a <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/android-number-one-target-by-mobile-hackers-report-says/?nl=technology&emc=cta4">huge spike in threats against Google's Android platform</a>. Yes, it's something to be concerned about. But don't freak out or return your cool new Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Bill Snyder | 31 Aug | Read more
Attacks on Android by malware writers have jumped 76 percent over the last three months, making it the most assaulted mobile operating system on earth during the period, according to a report by cybersecurity solutions maker McAfee.
John P. Mello Jr. | 24 Aug | Read more
Some older assumptions about <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a> -- such as firewalls are needed for perimeter defense, and we'll all make do with reusable passwords and browser-based SSL connections provide great security -- were once again ripped apart as we heard this week from several individuals who say they simply don't agree.
Ellen Messmer | 20 Aug | Read more
Worried by the <a href="http://blogs.computerworld.com/18746/android_malware">spate of news stories</a> about <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218831/Spike_in_mobile_malware_doubles_Android_users_chances_of_infection">malware targeting Android phones and tablets</a>? There's a way to get some peace of mind: Symantec's just-released Norton Mobile Security, which promises the same type of <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/17/Security">security</a> for <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178688/Android_news_reviews_more">Android</a> devices that its big brother counterpart offers for PCs. (The app was previously available as a beta.)
Preston Gralla | 16 Aug | Read more
Android doesn't rival BlackBerry when it comes to security and enterprise support. But Android devices can still be reasonably secure. Here are some tips to help you protect your investment, privacy, and data.
Eric Geier | 15 Aug | Read more
A 10-year-old California hacker just figured out what a bunch of developers apparently couldn't: How to hack various mobile phone and tablet based games by simply fiddling with the clock. And she just told all at the first annual <a href="http://www.defconkids.org/">DefCon Kids</a> hacker conference—a subset of <a href="http://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-19/dc-19-index.html">DEFCON</a>, the self-identified "world's longest running and largest underground hacking conference"—which wrapped yesterday in Las Vegas.
Matt Peckham | 08 Aug | Read more
Using data collected from its Mobile Threat Network, Lookout today released a full report on the state of mobile malware and security. The report covers both Android and iOS, and compares the risks that both platforms face. You can view and download the full report on Lookout's blog, but here are a few of the highlights:
Armando Rodriguez | 04 Aug | Read more