Cyber security: Breaching the mobile phone security perimeter

WhatsApp has endured a difficult 2019 on the security front, with stories of nation-state hacking campaigns and multiple vulnerabilities, even as it battles with governments and their agencies over its insistence on end-to-end encryption. And now, just as the year

Latest information released by Symantec proves malicious malware in the mobile space are surging. In fact, the Internet Security Threat Report details Symantec blocked an average of 10,573 malicious mobile apps per day in 2018. To highlight the risk bound

On the heels of an FBI warning about how hackers can invade your smart TV, there’s a reminder from tech gurus that criminals can and will use apps to ruin your phone and potentially your life.

T-Mobile says it suffered a breach of prepaid accounts as a result of unauthorized access to its systems. “Our cybersecurity team discovered and shut down malicious, unauthorized access to some information related to your T-Mobile prepaid wireless

WhatsApp has acknowledged a security flaw within the app that allowed hackers to access people’s messages by sending a malicious video file. The Facebook-owned messaging app posted a security advisory about the bug, named CVE-2019-11931, which affects

Earlier this month a warning was issued about 10 anti-virus apps available on the Google Play Store that are filled with dangerous malware, spyware and questionable permissions. A report was issued by security research firm VPNpro that claimed

Security researchers have uncovered a malicious app that secretly signs users up for premium content without their knowledge. The app has been downloaded tens of millions of times by Android users, despite being removed from the

What are the essential mobile security best practices for businesses? As enterprises introduce more mobile devices and solutions into their infrastructure, they need to keep mobile security in mind at all times. The mobile threat landscape is

It’s no secret that the cybersecurity industry has grown exponentially over more than a decade due to the proliferation of high-profile cybercrime. Viewing cybersecurity as simply a necessary step to mitigate cyber risk leaves much opportunity on the

The myth of mobile devices being more secure than desktops has proven to not be the case. To maintain mobile device security in healthcare, IT must do more to remind users how to stay protected. Personal

Mobile has become ubiquitous in the enterprise: So why do so many organizations still buy into these security misconceptions? Nearly all companies allow their employees to use smartphones for work-related interactions. With the advanced capabilities and

Continuing the discussion about cybersecurity and how to implement measures to keep oneself and those they love secure for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), consider how you use your phone at work and internet-connected devices. Both are playing

Set out below are the interims results for Defenx (LON:DFX) for the six months ended 30 June 2019. Raffaele Boccardo, Deputy Chairman of Defenx, commented: “I and BV Tech remain fully supportive of Defenx and I

Recently, a cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike released a report covering cybersecurity in the mobile space. As India witnessed a rapid growth of electronic payments and mobile banking in India. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s 2017-18

The Joker strikes again! No, it’s not in the form of Batman’s archnemesis, but in a clever bit of malware that has infected dozens of Android operating system apps. The malicious code can easily avoid detection unless you pay close

As of 2019, the threats to mobile device security continue to grow. In fact, according to  Verizon’s Mobile Security Index 2019, mobile device security threats grow faster than any other; 86 percent of surveyed enterprise executives state

Despite organizations’ efforts to implement the latest, innovative tech tools, security threats to mobile devices remain be a growing priority. According to Canadian IT and security professionals, mobile devices appear to pose some of the largest threats

After the fallout of the recent Capital One and Equifax data breaches, Clearswift commissioned a survey into the financial services sector to find out the extent of financial companies’ data protection capabilities. Worryingly, the results highlighted that 70% of