Security News
Yet another side-channel attack on smartphones: "Hearing your touch: A new acoustic side channel on smartphones," by Ilia Shumailov, Laurent Simon, Jeff Yan, and Ross Anderson. Abstract: We...
Proxy, a startup dedicated to empowering all people with a universal identity signal, announced that it has raised $13.6M in Series A funding in a round led by Kleiner Perkins with participation...
Mike Fong of Privoro Discusses Smartphone EncryptionSmartphone security is paramount for certain scenarios, but software based encryption has been shown to be insufficient. Mike Fong, founder and...
DarkMatter Group unveiled KATIM R01, an ultra secure smartphone designed to withstand extreme field conditions. Designed, vetted and tested by DarkMatter’s engineers in the UAE, Finland and...
Malicious Bluetooth signals, too, it looks like Google has emitted security fixes for Android that should be installed, should you get the chance, as they can be potentially exploited to hijack devices.…
Facebook paid users, including teens, to track their smartphone activity as part of an effort to glean more data that could help the social network's competition efforts, according to a new report...
This is clever: Malicious apps hosted in the Google Play market are trying a clever trick to avoid detection -- they monitor the motion-sensor input of an infected device before installing a...
Huawei is developing their own OS as a contingency plan in the event US sanctions make using Android unviable. In a crowded market, is there room for a third OS?
Automotive smartphone apps that can be used to unlock or start a car pose new risks that must be managed, says Asaf Ashkenazi of Inside Secure, a mobile security firm, who provides risk mitigation...
Sixty-six of percent of phone users said they had suffered data-related harm: 11 percent suffered identity theft, 22 percent account hacking, 14 percent credit cards hacking and 12 percent financial fraud.