Pentagon OKs Androids, BlackBerrys for soldiers
A posting from Naked Security about the Pentagon OKs Androids, BlackBerrys for soldiers: The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on Thursday that it has approved the use of Samsung phones running a hardened version of Android. According to the BBC, the approval for other types of smartphones and mobile devices for use by US soldiers is […]
Google tightens up Play Store policy, officially bans "off-market" updates...
A posting from Naked Security: Google has made a number of changes to its Android Play Store ecosystem recently. Part of the reason is that Mountain View has been copping lots of flak for the prevalence ofmalware in unofficial application markets, often in pirated apps. That's a trifle unfair, since one of the attractions of Android over […]
Viber flaw bypasses lock screen to give full access to Androids
An article from Naked Security about Viber flaw bypasses lock screen to give full access to Androids: Lacking the lightning-fast reflexes needed toget past the Samsung Galaxy Note 2's lock screen? Hampered by pesky morality that forces you to forego the placing of bogus emergency calls so as to hack iPhone passcodes? Not that you should want to do any of […]
Android malware more than doubled worldwide in 2012
An article from NBC News in there Technology and posting about Security: The amount of malware aimed at infecting Android devices worldwide more than doubled last year, according to a new report from a mobile-security firm. The sheer number of pieces of malware for the Android platform rose from less than 25,000 in 2011 to more […]
Facebook Home - Great if you think privacy is dead
An posting from naked seciuty about face book home: Is Facebook Home the long rumored Facebook phone? Nope. Rumors of a Facebook phone are nearly as common as OS X users who don't think they need anti-virus, but that doesn't make either one of them true. Facebook is avoiding the hassles of designing and manufacturing […]
Why Your Next Phone Will Include Fingerprint, Facial, and Voice Recognition
An posting from Forbes about Why Your Next Phone Will Include Fingerprint, Facial, and Voice Recognition : In some ways, it’s a marvel that even half of consumers bother to lock their phones. You would think the benefits would be obvious enough: by entering a few numbers, you can achieve a basic level of protection […]
DoD Inspector General Calls Out Army CIO For Poor Mobile Device Security
An posting from Threat post on mobile device Security: The CIO of the U.S. Army failed to put in place a comprehensive security program capable of protecting data stored on commercial mobile devices such as iPhones and Androids, leaving sensitive information in key Army installations exposed. The Inspector General of the Department of Defense took […]
Vulnerabilities Continue to Weigh Down Samsung Android Phones
An article from Threat post on Vulnerabilities Continue to Weigh Down Samsung Android Phones: Attackers have long had an affinity for having their way with Android phones, but the hammer seems to have really come down over the last few months when it comes to devices manufactured by Samsung. Independent Italian researcher Roberto Paleari discussed […]
Latest iPhone Security Update Already Beaten
An article from Tech News Daily on iphone security update: Security compromisers may not be the most beloved demographic on the Web, but they're nothing if not industrious. Apple's latest iOS update, 6.1.3, has been out for less than two days, but one trickster has already infiltrated the update. Using only a paperclip and some […]
Researchers highlight potential security risk to iOS users
An article from Cnet about Apple OS malware: Though Apple's mobile OS is often thought of as impervious to malware, hackers could potentially control a device using a malicious iOS profile, says Skycure Security. Android usually gets smacked around for playing host to mobile malware, but iOS isn't totally immune, according to researchers at Skycure […]