40% of COVID-19 contact tracing apps lack basic protections
Guardsquare announced the release of a report which reassesses the levels of security protections and privacy risks of COVID-19 contact tracing apps. The report found that of …
Avatier simplifies and secures IAM with release of iOS and Android mobile app platform
Avatier announced the release of Avatier for iOS and Android, a new mobile app platform that creates a collaborative, self-service approach to enterprise access without …
Chrome 86 delivers more security features for mobile users
Google has released Chrome 86 for desktop and mobile, which comes with several new and improved security features for mobile users, including: New password protections …
iOS 14: New privacy and security features
Apple has released iOS 14, with a bucketload of new and improved functional features and a handful of privacy and security ones. New privacy and security features in iOS 14 …
Malicious iOS SDK breaches user privacy for millions
Researchers discovered a malicious functionality within the iOS MintegralAdSDK (aka SourMint), distributed by Chinese company Mintegral. Functional flow of a user ad-click …
Apple delivers March 2020 security updates for iDevices and software
If you haven’t yet opted for automatic Apple security updates, it’s time to update your iDevices and software again. The lightweight Apple security updates The …
Apple releases fresh security updates for macOS, iOS
In the last few days, Apple has staggered security updates for many of its products, including the recently unveiled macOS Catalina. Safari, tvOS, iPadOS, iOS, iCloud, iTunes …
18 iOS apps with stealthy ad clicking code removed from App Store
Wandera researchers have discovered 17 apps in Apple’s App Store that contained a clicker module, designed to perform covert ad fraud-related tasks such as opening web …
What security and privacy enhancements has iOS 13 brought?
With the release of iPhone 11 and its two Pro variants, Apple has released iOS 13, a substantial functional update of its popular mobile operating system. But while many users …
Google discovers websites exploiting iPhones, pushing spying implants en masse
Unidentified attackers have been compromising websites for nearly three years, equipping them with exploits that would hack visiting iPhones without any user interaction and …
Protecting iOS and Android applications in a fully automated way
In this Help Net Security podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2019, Dave Belt, Technology Evangelist at Irdeto, and Jaco du Plooy, VP Cloakware at Irdeto, discuss the current …
Apple expands bug bounty program, opens it to all researchers, raises rewards
Three years ago at the Black Hat conference, Apple announced its first bug bounty program, which was invite-only and limited to iOS. At this year’s edition of the con, …
