Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Updated New Xenomorph Android malware targets more than 50 banking and financial applications | TechRepublic The original article was published on 26 January 2022 This is an old Android vulnerability that has been given a refresh by cyber criminals. This time round it covers it’s tracks making the user’s recovery …
There is an academic paper from Tel Aviv University examining Samsung smartphones and how they implement the cryptographic security. They found that some models had a design flaw that allowed for the extraction of the secret keys. Trust Dies in Darkness: Shedding Light on Samsung’s TrustZone Keymaster Design (iacr.org) Here …
It looks like Google is making moves to enforce privacy and security standards for Android developers who distribute apps via the Google Play Store. This would bring it into line with “other platforms” – Google refused to name Apple in its press release! Introducing the Privacy Sandbox on Android (blog.google) …
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I should have kept the dog story for today – Tech sniffer dogs – Smart Thinking Solutions but I didn’t, so here is a smartphone joke from xkcd: xkcd: Alien Observers
Apple has issued a straight forward document advising people how they can stay safe when using their products. Personal Safety User Guide – Apple Support (UK) There are stalking concerns around it’s AirTag and Find My products. Apple unveils AirTag safety guide amid stalker fears – BBC News
There is an article on the Sans Internet Storm Diary looking at a phishing attack/exploit that is running on Discord. Phishing Direct Messages via Discord (sans.edu) Now you may not know what Discord is, but your takeaway from this blog post is that phishing is not just something that attacks …
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Diana and I felt this was a story about privacy that needed to be widely spread. How to spot the software that could be spying on you – BBC News and BBC World Service – Business Daily, Stalkerware: Tech-enabled domestic abuse skyrocketing and Coalition Against Stalkerware (stopstalkerware.org) The technical abuse …
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