Security News

Menlo Security partners with VMware to protect mobile devices from ransomware and phishing
2020-03-26 01:00

Menlo Security, a leader in cloud security, announced its Global Cloud Proxy Platform built on an Isolation Core is integrated with VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management to deliver mobile isolation capabilities. The solution will allow Workspace ONE UEM customers to better protect mobile devices from ransomware and phishing attacks by isolating threats in the cloud and preventing them from reaching the endpoint.

LTE vulnerability allows impersonation of other mobile devices
2020-02-26 16:27

Researchers have found a way to impersonate mobile devices on 4G and 5G mobile networks, and are calling on operators and standards bodies to fix the flaw that caused it. Research into the vulnerability, conducted by academics at Ruhr Universität Bochum and New York University Abu Dhabi, is called Impersonation Attacks in 4G Networks, although deployment requirements for 5G networks mean that it could work on those newer systems too.

Risky transactions on mobile devices increase 138% since 2017
2019-11-04 05:30

Risky transactions on mobile devices are showing an increase of 138% since 2017, iovation survey of 802 consumers from the United Kingdom and 802 consumers from the United States reveals. “Our...

Mobile Devices: Protecting Critical Data
2019-10-31 14:48

Mobile devices are attractive targets for attackers because of messages, call logs, location data and more. State-sponsored groups are digging ever deeper into mobile hacking, says Brian Robison...

Analysis: Report on China Attacking Mobile Devices
2019-09-06 09:03

This week's ISMG Security Report takes a close look at whether an iPhone hacking campaign may be linked to Android spying campaigns by China. Plus: Do ransomware gangs target organizations that...

49% of all risky online transactions come from mobile devices
2019-08-07 08:09

About half of all risky online transactions appear to be coming from a mobile device, according to iovation. Specifically, in the first half of 2019 49% of all risky transactions came from mobile...

Will mobile devices replace passwords?
2019-06-27 13:56

Mobile devices could provide a more secure, user-friendly mode of account authentication, according to an IDG and MobileIron report.

CrowdStrike announces EDR solution for mobile devices
2019-03-08 11:45

CrowdStrike, the leader in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, announced CrowdStrike Falcon for Mobile, the first enterprise endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution for mobile devices....

CrowdStrike Launches EDR Solution for Mobile Devices
2019-03-04 22:02

Endpoint security firm CrowdStrike on Monday announced CrowdStrike Falcon for Mobile, an enterprise endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution for mobile devices. read more

Threatpost Poll: Is It Impossible to Secure Mobile Devices?
2019-02-11 20:17

From spyware to leaky apps, mobile devices are facing a heightened level of threats. Are we prepared to secure them?