Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Google is rolling out on-device protection for Android devices to combat the ever present threat of malicious Android apps. Play Protect has been part of the Play store for a while but that did not protect against apps installed outside of the Store. This extension to Google Play Protect does. …
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Here is a story that shows you always have to keep your guard up when dealing with cyber-security, as the threat landscape is constantly changing and the threat actors will always choose vectors that are in the news. This particular attack comes right back here to Smart Thinking – malware …
Industrial systems, large and small run on computers – so why not attack them? So here is the scenario – which Octagon has had to deal with in the past – someone leaves and forgets to leave the password for a system that is accessed only occasionally. You cannot contact …
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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Recently the security of open source software has been questioned, particularly with respect to Linux vulnerabilities that have a huge impact due to Linux’s use as internet infrastructure. When volunteer coders are keeping the software secure – who takes responsibility. Steps have started to be taken to increase the security …
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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