mobile devices
BYOD threats have infiltrated organizations
The vast majority of organizations that allow employees to BYOD are experiencing high rates of mobile threats, including lost or stolen devices, malware, and compromised …
Samsung Galaxy S3 found storing passwords in plain text
Samsung Galaxy S3, currently one of the most popular smartphones on the market, stores passwords in plain text. The culprit is actually Samsung’s S-Memo app, and all the …
Businesses admit to losing data through BYOD
Businesses are putting their corporate security at risk, with one in three organisations (33 per cent) allowing their staff unrestricted access to corporate resources from …
Symbian malware scene far from dead
F-Secure recently released the latest version of their Mobile Threat Report which covers Q3 2012. This is the executive summary related to Symbian threats. Despite …
Trust in the cloud or trust in the phone: What next for mobile payments?
Thales looks at the approaches for the successful mass adoption of mobile payments among issuers, card schemes, acquirers, merchants and consumers and asks whether the arrival …
Mobile Device Management for iOS and Android devices
CoSoSys released Mobile Device Management (MDM) for iOS and Android as a new module within Endpoint Protector 4.3 including support for iOS 6. “With Mobile Device …
25% of Google Play apps pose a security risk
New research shows that more than 100,000 Android applications in the Google Play store (25 percent) pose a security risk to mobile device users and the enterprise networks to …
Rugged Android device with secure communication
Cummings Engineering, in partnership with Ascent Rugged Mobile, is launching SAIFE Defender, a commercial rugged Android device with secure digital communications. SAIFE …
Mobility management for Windows Phone 8
AirWatch unveils device and application management support for Windows Phone 8 devices. “With the introduction of the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820, partnerships …
Flaw in boarding pass check system puts fliers in danger
Everybody knows by now that airline boarding passes have barcodes that, when decoded, show a series of letters and numbers that “summarize” the main information …
Why mobile malware is big in China and Russia
According to Lookout’s State of Mobile Security Report 2012, “Toll Fraud” malware has become the most prevalent type of malware within the past year due to …
BYOD security and control fears
Enterprises are restricting employee access to vital work applications due to security and control fears, according to Ping Identity. Employees were found to use an average of …
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