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The Saudi embassy in Washington dismissed suggestions the kingdom hacked the phone of Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, as media reports linked the security breach to a WhatsApp message from an account of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. [Read More]
Apple has published its latest transparency report, which provides details on the number of government requests the tech company received during the first half of 2019. [Read More]
Google has simplified the enrollment process for its Advanced Protection Program and it now allows users to activate a security key on their iPhone. [Read More]
Apple and the US government are at loggerheads for the second time in four years over unlocking iPhones connected to a mass shooting by Islamic extremists. [Read More]
Google Project Zero security researchers have published technical details on iMessage vulnerability (CVE-2019-8641) that could be exploited remotely to achieve arbitrary code execution. [Read More]
Dating apps Grindr, OkCupid and Tinder leak personal information to advertising companies in possible violation of European data privacy laws, a consumer group said in a report. [Read More]
Weak security measures in place at several major wireless carriers in the United States make it easy for attackers to perform SIM swap attacks on prepaid accounts, a recent study found. [Read More]
Google has removed 1,700 unique applications that were part of a family of potentially unwanted programs. [Read More]
A bill introduced by Senator Tom Cotton would ban the sharing of intelligence with countries that use Huawei technologies in their 5G networks. [Read More]
Pre-installed malware on Android phones is a growing menace -- so much that Privacy International and around 50 other NGOs (including ACLU, EFF, Amnesty and the TOR project) sent a letter to Google demanding a stop to the habit. [Read More]
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FEATURES, INSIGHTS // Mobile Security
There are three basic security components that every organization with an open BYOD strategy needs to be familiar with.
By paying just a bit more attention to the permissions you are allowing on your phone or computer, you could protect yourself from a much more significant headache down the road.
While less powerful than desktops and servers used for this purpose, more Android devices exist, and they are often less protected and, thus, more easily accessible.
Users, networks and applications can – and should— exist everywhere, which puts new burdens on security teams to protect them in the same way as the traditional perimeter.
By understanding what’s up with your mobile apps, you can mitigate the digital risk to your organization, employees and customers.
In this day of BYOD devices and zero-trust operating environments, IT and security professionals gain nothing from trying to manage the unmanageable—which is just as well, because the device is no longer the endpoint that matters.
While flexibility offers countless benefits for corporations and their employees, this new emphasis on mobility has also introduced a new set of risks, and this in turn re-ignites a focus on endpoint security.
Applying a zero trust model to mobile and the right security controls at the app level could align productivity and security. But the bottom line is that it’s no longer about the device; it’s about the applications.
DDoS continues to wax and wane in unpredictable cycles, but the ecosystem has evolved to keep it out of the mobile space.
The mobile strategist will play a pivotal role in mobile integration, as they pave the way for the organizations to do so purposefully and securely.
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