Samsung offers up to $200,000 for bugs in its devices, services
South Korean giant Samsung Electronics is now offering bounties for reported bugs in its mobile devices, software and services. “The rewards program kicked off with a …
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Beware the coffee shop: Mobile security threats lurk around every corner
40 percent of organizations believe that C-level executives, including the CEO, are most at risk of being hacked when working outside of the office, according to a new report …
Data security and mobile devices: How to make it work
There has been a lot of hype in the media about messaging tools. But recently, some of the headlines have taken a negative turn. Just last month, we read how a London-based …
Attackers can steal smartphone users’ PINs by tapping into data collected by mobile sensors
Researchers have demonstrated that a malicious website or app could work out smartphone users’ PINs or passwords based just on the data collected by various motion …
US lawmakers propose bill to stop warrantless phone searches at US border
Four US Congressmen have introduced on Tuesday a new law aimed at protecting Americans from warrantless searches of their digital devices when they cross the US border. The …
Through inter-app data sharing, Android apps can get your data without permission
With a newly developed toolsuite that can analyze Android apps and detect whether two or more of them can collude with each other to acquire information that they would …
Researchers to present new software and hardware vulnerabilities at HITB Amsterdam
Users assume the underlying hardware and software system, mobile antivirus, password managers and encryption technology will protect them from malicious attacks on their …
Online banking customers remain extremely frustrated with passwords
A new survey by iovation and Aite Group, polled nearly 1,100 consumers across four generations who use online and/or mobile banking platforms to better understand their …
US to ban electronic devices from airplane cabins on some US-bound flights
With a (now deleted) tweet, Royal Jordanian Airlines has jumped the gun on a new ban by the US government expected to be announced on Tuesday: air travellers to the US from …
Mobile workers continually expose organizations to security risks
29 percent of organisations have already experienced either a data loss or breach as a direct result of mobile working, according to research conducted by Vanson Bourne. As …
The evolution of cloud and mobile security
In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2017, Salim Hafid, Product Marketing Manager at Bitglass, talks about how organizations are dealing with BYOD, cloud security, and …
500,000+ devices have dangerous apps installed
At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017, connected cars, the future of smart homes and, of course, the newest handsets are top of the agenda. Intel Security’s latest findings show …