FaceApp privacy panic: Be careful which apps you use
The privacy panic over FaceApp, the selfie-editing mobile app that makes photo subjects younger, older or turns them into members of the opposite sex, has been overblown. The …
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High-risk vulnerabilities found in 1/3 of iOS apps, nearly half of Android apps
Expert testing of iOS and Android mobile applications shows that in most cases, insecure data storage is the most common security flaw in mobile apps. Positive Technologies’ …
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 …
The surveillance economy has set its sights on smartphone sensors
The most successful companies of our time are those who’ve mastered user data – collecting it, analyzing it and profiting from it – typically at the expense of user privacy. …
Securing your app and driving down call center fraud
In this Help Net Security podcast, Angie White, Product Marketing Manager at iovation, talks about how optimizing the customer journey through your mobile app can help you …
Vulnerability found in Guard Provider, Xiaomi’s pre-installed security app
Check Point Research discovered a vulnerability in one of the preinstalled apps on devices manufactured by one of the world’s biggest mobile vendors, Xiaomi. The vulnerability …
Adiantum: A new encryption scheme for low-end Android devices
Google has created an alternative disk and file encryption mode for low-end Android devices that don’t have enough computation power to use the Advanced Encryption …
Securing campus networks became more challenging
The results of a global Infoblox survey on the state of network security at higher education institutions reveals that 81 percent of IT professionals believe securing campus …
Number of smartphone users relying on software-only biometric security to grow 250%
A new report from Juniper Research predicts that the biggest shift in mobile payment security will be the move towards software-based methods, which rely on standard …
Turning off Location History doesn’t prevent Google from knowing your location
If you believe that by turning off Location History on your Android device or iPhone means that Google won’t be able to know your location, think again: Princeton …
