Google’s Android boss: updates are Android’s “weakest link” on security
Google has an Android patching problem and it has hatched a plan pressure Android partners into resolving it.
Google has an Android patching problem and it has hatched a plan pressure Android partners into resolving it.
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 | Read more
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.
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 | Read more
More than 70 percent of Android phones from LG have a plugin installed that exposes them to the Certifi-gate remote support app vulnerability, where a rogue application -- or even a text message -- can completely take over a device
Maria Korolov | 25 Aug | Read more
An unpatched vulnerability in the Google Admin application for Android can allow rogue applications to steal credentials that could be used to access Google for Work acccounts.
Lucian Constantin | 15 Aug | Read more
Google has released another patch for the Stagefright vulnerability after a security firm said the first one didn't fix it.
Jeremy Kirk | 14 Aug | Read more
Three “high risk” vulnerabilities in SAP Mobile could give attackers access to encrypted information stored in mobile devices, security firm Onapsis reported Wednesday.
Katherine Noyes | 13 Aug | Read more
Startup Bastille can flag suspicious radio traffic within enterprises to give security pros a means for keeping an eye on wireless Internet of Things devices that would otherwise elude detection.
Tim Greene | 13 Aug | Read more
The developing world is increasingly using mobile banking apps to move money, but new research shows those apps are often poorly coded and pose security risks.
Jeremy Kirk | 12 Aug | Read more
Responding to an accusatory blog post, BlackBerry has again denied that its embedded operating system caused the potentially dangerous vulnerability recently demonstrated in Chrysler Jeep Cherokees.
Joab Jackson | 11 Aug | Read more
IBM security researchers have found a way to exploit an Android flaw that puts more than 55 per cent of Android phones at risk of being taken over by persistent attackers.
Tim Greene | 11 Aug | Read more
The headlines, as ever, were alarming an Android vulnerability that could compromise a phone with nothing more than a malicious text message? With no user input? That's enough to curdle the blood of the hardiest admin.
Many smart phone manufacturers preload remote support tools on their Android devices in an insecure way, providing a method for hackers to take control of the devices through rogue apps or even SMS messages.
Lucian Constantin | 07 Aug | Read more
Google, Samsung and LG will start to issue monthly security patches for Android devices, taking a cue from the PC industry after critical vulnerabilities put hundreds of millions of smartphone users at risk.
Jeremy Kirk | 06 Aug | Read more