Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Apple has always promoted it’s App Store as a safe a secure place to download apps to your iOS device because of the level of curation (and fees) they apply to any app available there. Google on the other hand, still charges the fees to developers, but there was always …
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The ability to sideload apps on an Android device, bypassing any curation in the Google Play Store and the apparent regularity that that app store misses malicious content in Android apps, is an constant cyber security issue for anyone using Android. Here are two recent examples: Android apps with 45 …
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The article from which I have taken the quote is further down the page – but please read the rest of the article first, it is relevant. I ran a post about a talk given by Matt Brittin, from Google, about their vision of privacy by design: Privacy by Design …
Escobar mobile malware targets 190 banking and financial apps, steals 2FA codes | TechRepublic A version of this malicious software was found in circulation cloaked as McAfee software. This software is being offered for rent on the Dark Web so it could be used by multiple hackers who do not …
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Here is some timely advice from TechRepublic about mobile device cyber security: Mobile malware is on the rise: Know how to protect yourself from a virus or stolen data | TechRepublic The big takeaway is sideloading of apps, that have not been approved by an approved app store or repository, …
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