Security News

Google Changes How it Analyzes Misbehaving Mobile Apps (Threatpost)
2017-07-13 15:12

Google has a new machine-learning algorithm it uses to compare new apps to known secure apps, improving the way it classifies submissions to Google Play.

Symantec to Acquire Mobile Security Firm Skycure (Security Week)
2017-07-11 19:21

Just three days after announcing that it would acquire Fireglass, Symantec announced that it has agreed to acquire mobile security firm Skycure.  read more

Svpeng Behind a Spike in Mobile Ransomware (Threatpost)
2017-06-26 17:49

Mobile ransomware attacks spike in the first quarter of 2017, growing three and a half times compared to the previous year.

Phishing attacks target mobile browsers with dash-padded URLs (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-15 13:49

Compromised domains target Android users with fake login pages for cloud services.

Enterprise Mobile Apps Expose Sensitive Data via Backend Systems (Security Week)
2017-05-31 13:26

Many of the applications installed on enterprise mobile devices expose potentially sensitive data by failing to properly secure the connection between the app and backend servers, enterprise...

Beware the coffee shop: Mobile security threats lurk around every corner (Help Net Security)
2017-05-23 14:00

40 percent of organizations believe that C-level executives, including the CEO, are most at risk of being hacked when working outside of the office, according to a new report from iPass. Cafés and...