Android malware has already circumvented new OS security features

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Threat actors invest time and effort into beating security measures, especially when the targets are so profitable. Android users have proven to be lucrative targets: Malware devs already bypassed Android 13’s new security feature (bleepingcomputer.com) Make sure you have policies and procedures in place if your team are BYODing Android …

Advice from the National Cyber Security Centre and the UK Government – actions to take when the cybersecurity risk is high (Russia Ukraine Conflict) – UPDATED 2 May 2023

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This post was originally made on 2 March 2022. It will be updated as the Russian Ukraine Conflict develops and will highlight the cyber security issues facing organisations and individuals at this time. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is advising all UK organisations to review and improve their cyber …

How secure is open source software? Do you use open source software or have software written for you? If so read on… UPDATED

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When we undertake any cyber security survey, and we ask about software, we know the greatest amount of work we will have to do, is when the client says “we had this written for us” or we use this “open source software”. (We will not get into Android apps or …

Roaming Mantis targets both Android and Apple iOS. But there are more malicious apps out there than you probably realise…

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The threat actor Roaming Mantis has been detected since February, targeting victims across Europe and the Far East. Their attacks are based around phishing text messages, Android users are directed to download a malicious app, whilst Apple users (as the Apple “walled garden” Apps store does an effective job of …