Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
You have to exercise some control of any Android devices that your team are using for “BYOD”. At the very least educate them in the risk of Android apps even if they are downloaded from the Google Play Store. Rogue apps do get through: Apps with 1.5M installs on Google …
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BYOD – bring your own device – probably every organisation has non-company devices handling sensitive information. Threat actors have created a trojanised version of a legitimate game installer that they are promoting through side channels to attract users (victims) to install it. The Super Mario game is installed and works …
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Here is another mass download of a malware infected Android app: SpinOk Android malware found in more apps with 30 million installs (bleepingcomputer.com) Please have a look at this: Scanning for Apple iPhone iOS malware You need a bring-your-own-device policy for your phones. This policy should also include to company …
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This is not what you are thinking. It is not a malware scanner on your Apple iPhone and it is for a very specific malware infection. What it is a multi-platform scanner produced by, the Russian security company, Kaspersky to detect if an iOS device has been infected with ‘Triangulation’ …
Android malware is a repeating news item here – and the way the Google Play Store operates is part of the problem but not the whole story. Another part of the reason is that unlike Apple and iOS, Google exerts far less control over the Android operating system and third …
Android apps need careful management We have an HP SoHo printer in the office, that the team use when they are here. The iPhone users use AirPrint the Android users use an approved app, as we have a BYOD policy in place for the all devices. This is especially important …
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Even though users are reporting that the app is fake in the reviews on Google Play Store, it is still available for download and getting positive ratings. Malicious Android app found powering account creation service (bleepingcomputer.com) The actions of the app to hijack account creation processes for major services such …
