5G adoption is expected to rapidly gather pace in North America
North America is one of the most advanced mobile regions in the world – a result of significant operator investments in 5G. 5G is coming The 2019 North America edition of the …
As attackers get more creative, mobile threats and attacks increase in both quantity and impact
It is no longer a matter of if or when an enterprise’s mobile endpoints will be compromised. They already are and most organizations have little to no knowledge or visibility …
Annual spend on Mobile Edge Computing will reach $11.2 billion by 2024
Total annual spend on Mobile Edge Computing (the collection and analysis of data at the source of generation, at the Edge of the network, instead of a centralised location …
Consumer spending on technology to reach $1.32 trillion in 2019
Consumer spending on technology is forecast to reach $1.32 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.5% over 2018. Consumer purchases of traditional and emerging technologies will …
Mobile carriers believe security and reliability concerns will increase with 5G
Mobile service providers anticipate significant new revenue opportunities from the coming deployment of high-speed 5G networks and a host of new IoT-driven use cases, but they …
Consumers willing to dump apps that collect private data, but can’t tell which are doing so
Consumers are increasingly leery of third parties using and capitalizing on their private data. Two in three consumers are willing to dump data-collecting apps if the …
Global mobile networks to support 12.3 billion devices and IoT connections by 2022
There has been a worldwide rise in mobile access for consumers and business users. The expanded reach and quality of mobile broadband has fostered a seemingly insatiable …
Establishing covert communication channels by abusing GSM AT commands
Security research often starts as a hobby project, and Alfonso Muñoz’s and Jorge Cuadrado’s probe into mobile privacy is no exception. The duo, who’s …
Global security trends for 2018: GDPR, identity and access security
In its third annual global IT security survey, Versasec found Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is impacting security planning around the world, smart …
New scam launches users’ default phone app, points it to fake tech support hotline
The latest variants of tech support scams targeting Apple users have done away with the usual visually prominent error messages. Instead, they open the potential …
Navigating GDPR in the mobile enterprise
Securing data and protecting privacy in a connected world is already a major challenge for any enterprise, and mobility only magnifies this challenge. Mobile devices are …
Ransomware attacks growing rapidly, organizations are struggling
The percentage of ransomware attacks increased from 5.5%, to 10.5% of all recognized malware attacks from July to December 2016, according to Check Point. Check Point …