Security News

Hacking Your Ride: Risks Posed by Automotive Smartphone Apps
2018-11-23 12:48

In the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report, Asaf Ashkenazi of the mobile security firm Inside Secure discusses new threats to car security posed by certain smartphone apps. Plus, updates on...

Smartphones: A Double-edged Sword for Terrorists
2018-11-16 20:14

Bombs and guns aside, a smartphone can be a powerful weapon in the hands of a terrorist -- but it can also provide intelligence services with the tools to track them down. Three years ago to the...

Closed doors are no match for a Wi‑Fi peeping tom and a smartphone
2018-11-08 12:42

Researchers have found that a smartphone and some smart number crunching can track people moving in their homes as they reflect radio waves.

Apple and Samsung punished for slowing down old smartphones
2018-10-26 12:10

Software updates aren't supposed to make things worse.

How Can Businesses Protect against Phishing Attacks on Employee Smartphones?
2018-10-11 12:41

It is vital that business leaders educate themselves on the types of attacks that today’s scammers are using, and advise employees on how best to protect themselves.

BlackBerry's ambitious target: Protecting everything from smartphones to cities
2018-09-12 14:03

BlackBerry Security Summit London: CEO John Chen details how the company wants to harness machine learning and AI.

Using a Smartphone's Microphone and Speakers to Eavesdrop on Passwords
2018-09-05 11:05

It's amazing that this is even possible: "SonarSnoop: Active Acoustic Side-Channel Attacks": Abstract: We report the first active acoustic side-channel attack. Speakers are used to emit human...

Number of smartphone users relying on software-only biometric security to grow 250%
2018-09-04 11:00

A new report from Juniper Research predicts that the biggest shift in mobile payment security will be the move towards software-based methods, which rely on standard smartphone components. The...

25 Android smartphone models contain severe vulnerabilities off the shelf
2018-08-13 17:34

Researchers say that the swathe of bugs impacts major vendors.

Tim? Larry? We need to talk about smartphones and privacy
2018-07-12 04:14

Congress sends Apple and Alphabet a 'please explain', perhaps because Oracle asked Oracle’s busy backgrounding about Android privacy last year appears to have helped draw US lawmakers' attention...