Security News

Rogue ex-Motorola techie admits cyberattack on former employer, passport fraud
2023-11-30 01:15

Rew Mahn, 28, of Derry, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to both passport fraud and wire fraud, the latter relating to that cyber-intrusion. Mahn was indicted [PDF] by a grand jury for passport fraud in February, after being charged in 2021 with breaking into Motorola's computer network and stealing data.

Lenovo to slap ThinkShield security standard for laptop line-up on its Motorola mobiles
2020-10-29 13:41

Motorola will push ThinkShield onto the business end of its smartphone portfolio, as an extension of the security and management programme on Lenovo's laptop and desktop line. ThinkShield for mobile devices consists of four components, with the first being a "Clean OS". In practice, this means Motorola will avoid loading up devices with unnecessary non-stock software, from additional bloatware to UI overlays.

Motorola Solutions names Jason Winkler executive vice president and chief financial officer
2020-07-02 23:00

Motorola Solutions announced that Jason Winkler has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective July 1, 2020. Winkler succeeds Gino Bonanotte, who has decided to retire from Motorola Solutions on December 31, 2020.

Silver Lake invests $1 billion in Motorola Solutions
2019-09-08 23:00

Motorola Solutions, a global leader in mission-critical communications, command center software and video security and analytics, and Silver Lake, a global leader in technology investing,...

Motorola Solutions adds new features to Ally cloud-based security software
2018-09-25 06:29

Motorola Solutions announced new features for Ally, its cloud-based security software platform for enterprises in North America. Available now, the enhancements enable communication and real-time...

Motorola Solutions’ FirstNet Ready LTE device enables secure real-time data sharing
2018-08-08 07:01

Motorola Solutions continues to support the rollout of FirstNet with the FirstNet Ready LEX L11 handheld device. The company’s public safety LTE device is designed for use on FirstNet or similar...

Motorola Moto G4, G5 Vulnerable to Local Root Shell Attacks (Threatpost)
2017-06-08 18:53

Moto G4 and Moto G5 model Motorola phones are vulnerable to kernel command line injection vulnerabilities.