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• Windows phones can be burned by rogue hotspots

  Security flaw makes credentials on handset easy pickings for Wi-Fi marauders

  John P. Mello Jr. | 07 Aug | Read more

• Apple's 'walled garden' cracked by hacked charger

  Researchers exploit hardware vulnerability to compromise iPhone with fake Facebook app

  John P. Mello Jr. | 02 Aug | Read more

• Enterprises warned against first true Google phone, Moto X

  Ease-of-use in the Moto X, such as always-ready microphone for voice actions, likely to tickle consumers -- but haunts security pros

  Antone Gonsalves | 02 Aug | Read more

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  Next iPhone's possible fingerprint reader unlikely to excite buyers

  Businesses more interested in controlling which apps are installed on the phones, and separating corporate data from users' personal data

  Antone Gonsalves | 01 Aug | Read more

• SIM flaw boosts mobile data container argument

  With 40-year-old encryption find on Subscriber Identification Module cards, researcher says at least 500 million phones may be vulnerable

  Antone Gonsalves | 23 Jul | Read more

• Bitdefender finds cracks in Apple's walled garden

  Intrusive apps abound on both iOS and Android systems

  John P. Mello Jr. | 19 Jul | Read more

• BYOD runs wild at most global companies

  More than three quarters in survey said their organisations had not trained employees to understand the privacy risks of BYOD

  John P. Mello | 18 Jul | Read more

• New Android malware lowers the bar for cyberciminals

  Discovery the latest example of a growing market in commoditized services for mobile like those available for infected Windows machines

  Antone Gonsalves | 16 Jul | Read more

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  Android mega flaw fixed but phones remain vulnerable

  Google quickly addressed a mega flaw in its Android mobile operating system after security researchers brought it to the company's attention earlier this month, but those fixes appear to be slow in reaching handset owners.

  John P. Mello | 16 Jul | Read more

• Android lock screen bypass highlights mobile risk

  Recurring lock-screen problem demonstrates the need for additional layers of security on mobile devices, says analyst

  Antone Gonsalves | 03 Jul | Read more

• Android ransomware marks profitable new era for cybercriminals

  Such ransomware has been used against PCs for years, but is unique on mobile devices, Symantec says

  Antone Gonsalves | 21 Jun | Read more

• Federal regulators address rising security risk to medical devices

  Issues recommendations, noting existing 'vulnerabilities ... that could directly impact medical devices or hospital network operations'

  Antone Gonsalves | 14 Jun | Read more

• SMS spam cruises for suckers

  Top texting scam in May tantalizes vacationers

  John P. Mello Jr. | 13 Jun | Read more

• Android Trojans spread by Bluetooth, hijack bank codes

  Mobile malware gets more complex, defeats two-factor authentication

  John P. Mello Jr. | 11 Jun | Read more

• Mobile security incident costs, regional threat differences revealed

  Surveys find threat costs run into six-figure losses for many, and that adware is the most pervasive menace

  John P. Mello | 06 Jun | Read more