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A highprofile Tibetan activist had his email account hacked on March 24th, 2013, which was then used to send spear phishing emails to the victim’s contact list that included a malicious Android Package (APK) attachment.
Researchers uncovered a new variant of Android malware targeting banking customers in Italy and Thailand, according to McAfee researchers.
Apple on Tuesday released iOS 6.1.3, the latest software update for iPhone and iPads, which fixes a security flaw that lets anyone with physical access to the device to bypass the screen lock feature.
A vulnerability discovered by researchers at UC Berkeley enabled attackers to eavesdrop on and modify calls and text messages sent using T-Mobile's "Wi-Fi Calling" feature, the researchers told SecurityWeek Tuesday.
BlackBerry's Adrian Stone talks about his time at the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC), his work handling incident response on a mobile platform and the challenges of dealing with security of open-source components.
Andy Rubin, the brains behind the Google Android operating system which has become the dominant mobile platform, is stepping down as head of that division.
McAfee Application Control for Android provides protection from the installation or execution of a malicious application on an Android-based device.
According to a report from F-Secure, malware targeting the Symbian mobile OS may die off completely this year.
Mobile device maker BlackBerry on Thursday notified customers about four mobile applications that were removed from BlackBerry World due to privacy implications.
With IBM AppScan Source 8.7 for iOS, IBM looks to help developers build security into applications designed for Apple's iOS mobile operating system.
FEATURES, INSIGHTS // Mobile & Wireless
As e-commerce ramps up again in advance of the holiday season, businesses need to take mobile payments security seriously. Here are three ways to protect your customers’ information when accepting mobile payments.
Organizations need to understand the security gaps the Mobile Enterprise presents and embrace a combination of security tools and techniques to bridge these gaps.
Crime follows money, and with the information on your phone representing access to potentially billions of dollars in the cyber crime world, you and your phone become a tempting target.
How can you defend against a new generation of threats and attackers that are leveraging automation and outpacing alerting mechanisms and manual-access controls?
Hacking a phone is one thing, but hacking voicemail is something else, and while your voicemail does have some protection, breaking into it is not very complicated.
IT managers aren’t the only ones aware of this BYOD trend – attackers are too. Whether their aim is to promote a cause (hacktivism) or turn a profit, our mobile devices constitute perhaps the easiest way to do so.
Next year you'll be able to do all your holiday shopping without ever opening a physical wallet—or so Google hopes. The previously announced Google Wallet is comfortably into beta. Google is betting that by 2014 half of all smart phones will ship with compatible NFC chips installed.
Mobile applications and the platforms they are built on make PA-DSS compliance difficult due to the rapidly evolving threat landscape. With increased attacks and their tragic affects on businesses and consumers, it's important to make make sure your mobile operations properly secured.
Mobile devices share basic components as a PC, but that is truly where the similarities end. The differences are far more important than the shared points, and will scupper most traditional security approaches, which all hinge on one really simple idea.
4G/LTE networks are based on entirely new infrastructure. Naturally, 4G/LTE all IP infrastructure will extend the attack surface. While technologies like firewalls, intrusion detection sensors, encryption tools and subscriber protection suites can ameliorate some of the risks, the question now is: What’s available to you from your provider and for your chosen device?
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