Security News
Today, LastPass began emailing customers of their Free service with news that starting on March 16th, 2021, users will no longer be allowed to use the service on both mobile and computer desktops simultaneously. According to this email, LastPass Free users will be able to use the service on their Android and iOS mobile devices simultaneously but not on computers or vice-versa.
A text message-based tax scam is making the rounds in the U.K., in a probable harbinger of things to come as the U.S. tax season gets underway in earnest. "In this scam, we have to admit that the crooks pulled off a surprisingly believable sequence of web pages - not perfect, but visually believable nevertheless," he said.
Qualys announced it is expanding Qualys VMDR to mobile devices with support for Android and iOS/iPadOS delivering an end-to-end solution for mobile device security. Qualys' all-in-one VMDR provides in-depth mobile device visibility, data security insights, proactive posture monitoring, and automated response for all iOS and Android devices and installed apps - just like VMDR does for on premises, endpoints, clouds, containers, OT and IoT assets.
An analysis of 30 popular mobile health applications has revealed that all of them expose the full patient records of millions of people. With people increasingly relying on mHealth apps during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers observed that such apps are now generating more user activities compared to other mobile apps.
Dynatrace announced it has enhanced its Digital Experience Module to include Session Replay for native-mobile applications. This will provide digital teams with a movie-like view of a mobile user's experience, enabling teams to see every click, swipe, and tap from the user's perspective, and allowing them to optimize mobile apps for performance, feature adoption, and conversions.
A majority of chief information security officers in Europe said their cybersecurity strategy now focuses on mobile devices as a result of employees increasingly working remotely due to the pandemic, IT management and cybersecurity solutions provider Ivanti said in a report published this week. According to Ivanti's report, which aims to promote the adoption of zero trust security strategies, 87% of CISOs said the focal point of their strategy is now mobile devices.
The emergence of the everywhere enterprise has shifted CISO priorities away from combating network security threats and towards mitigating mobile security risks, Ivanti reveals. 87% CISOs surveyed agreed that mobile devices have become the focal point of their cybersecurity strategies, and 80% CISOs stated that passwords are no longer an effective means of protecting enterprise data, as hackers are increasingly targeting remote workers and mobile devices.
Syniverse announced the growth of its rich communications services person-to-person hub to expedite the company's messaging platform's globally. In addition to having privacy and security compliance, the Syniverse RCS P2P hub provides mobile network operators with a single connection to more than 85 mobile networks and over-the-top providers.
To help people navigate through this extraordinary time, Intel introduced new processors for business, education, mobile and gaming computing platforms - all designed to offer the premium PC experiences people deserve, with the most choices and no limits. For business, Intel introduced the 11th Gen Intel vPro platform, an unrivaled business platform delivering the industry's highest performance and world's most comprehensive hardware-based security.
D-Link unveils their new 5GNR Wi-Fi 6 CPE device as well as announces availability of a new 5G Wi-Fi 6 Mobile Hotspot. "Our new CPE and mobile hotspot are evidence of D-Link's continued development in next-generation solutions for home and business users," said Raman Bridwell, vice president, products and services at D-Link Systems.