Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
For the last couple of weeks we have started the week off with ransomware, this week for a change we will start the week with Android malware. Cybercrime service bypasses Android security to install malware – BleepingComputer I have reported on the steps Google has been taking is tightening up …
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…but as Apple launches a new range of iPhones, I had to bring you this from Randall Munroe: xkcd: xkcd Phone Flip I particularly like “break glass for apps” and “bending phone activates chemical flashlight”. There will be a tactile “Because It’s Friday” tomorrow. Photo by Cristhian David Duarte
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’ …
…and I am going to start the week off with the Android risk! BrutePrint! This is only research at the moment but what starts off in the lab can migrate to the wild once threat actors know what to look for! A new brute force attack on Android fingerprint biometric …
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There are many posts on Smart Thinking highlighting malicious Android apps and I am constantly reminding you that if you have Android devices in your bring-your-own-device (BYOD) scheme then you need to take positive steps to manage them. Even if they are not your devices, they will have your information …
I have written about the privacy issues surrounding Apple AirTags and similar gadgets. They were originally made to enable careless people (like me) find our keys and other things that get misplaced. It did not take people long to realise they could also track people with them. This is a …
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