Google launches Android 8.0 "Oreo", bringing Project Treble's huge security enhancements
Google introduces Android Oreo as the solar eclipse takes place.
Google introduces Android Oreo as the solar eclipse takes place.
A new variant of the HummingBad malware has infiltrated Google's Play Store via bogus apps.
Samsung may dominate worldwide smartphone sales, but Huawei is doing a far better job of keeping its smartphones secure by one measure.
Tech firms like Apple still need to convince a lot of people that using their smartphone for contactless payments isn’t a major security risk.
The global standard for ad-supported video could soon make it easier for malvertisers to abuse smartphones and PC video players, according to one of the world’s largest providers of the ad-serving technology.
Andrew Colley | 14 Apr | Read more
The iPhone’s mysterious "Error 53" bug is tied to Touch ID tampering, at least according to Apple.
Jared Newman | 06 Feb | Read more
Soon you may be able to sign into Gmail and other Google apps on a computer just by having your iPhone or Android phone on hand
There’s been a massive focus on mobile security recently as the proliferation of smartphones and tablets and advent of BYOD has forced IT and security professionals to completely rethink how mobile devices and data are managed. Gartner’s Rob Smith looked at some of the challenges around mobile security at the Security and Risk Management Summit held in Sydney in August 2015.
Anthony Caruana | 24 Aug | Read more
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised alarm bells over two Linksys router models that haven’t received security fixes that were released for other routers in July.
Australians are becoming less trusting of online banking services and other technologies as their reliance on those technologies continues to increase, according to the results of a Kaspersky Lab survey into consumer perceptions of security risk.
David Braue | 31 Oct | Read more
The role of government in cybersecurity defences continues to morph, but there were interesting revelations that GCHQ employs 120 dyslexic and dyspraxic analysts to help in its fight against terrorism, while British PM David Cameron appointed a special envoy in charge of intelligence and law-enforcement data sharing. Interestingly, however, even as scrutiny of data sharing increases, Yahoo! reported that government requests for data had dropped overall, while one Australian cybersecurity expert said businesses and governments were increasingly seeking a collaborative approach to bolster overall cybersecurity profiles.
David Braue | 02 Oct | Read more
Careful analysis of low-level procedures has helped data-recovery specialists significantly increase their success rate when attempting to recover data from damaged Apple iPhones, according to the local head of data-recovery firm Kroll OnTrack.
David Braue | 24 Sep | Read more
Almost every new product or service announced by Apple on 9 September at the Flint Center had been leaked at some point. Rumours that Apple was planning to move into the payments business proved correct when Tim Cook's team brought forth Apple Pay.
Anthony Caruana | 11 Sep | Read more
Media reports may have suggested that Samsung was going to give up on its Knox security platform, but the Common Criteria approval of its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone is likely to give the platform new momentum as the company pushes into the lucrative Australian government market.
David Braue | 14 Jul | Read more
If you were only concerned that smart home gear could expose your private information, you can add another worry to you list: smart vendors that leave holes for hackers to exploit the equipment too.