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FTC prepared a neat infographic to show what your kids’ apps might be doing but might not be telling you, and what you can do about it. Here are 4 things to consider – an app your child is using could: collect and share personal information spend real money even if the app is free…
Very often in the news you’ll read about concerns that Android is highly vulnerable to malware. Alongside that is news of iPhone’s stellar security because of Apple’s approval process for the App Store, essentially preventing any type of malicious attempt at invading. (Occasionally, there’s an exception or two.) Windows Phone, however, is often left out…
ZTE is teaming-up with NCC Group’s Intrepidus — which is a leading provider of mobile application and device security services — to (obviously) make its smartphones (and tablets) more secure. Under the deal, Intrepidus will evaluate the security mechanisms of ZTE-made smartphones, including identifying potential vulnerabilities; conducting penetration testing of ZTE device management interfaces and…
As more and more people use smartphones for business purposes, security issues emerge. There are multiple ways to protect apps and data, most popular being PIN- and password-based protections. For some people/companies that simply is not enough; they need something more robust. For that group PassBan unveiled its wearable verification device in the form of…
Android gets a lot of flack for having a malware problem and being generally more unsafe to use than iOS, however there is a significant circumstance according to a new report in which Android prevails in the safety department. Apparently, Android apps on average share less of your personal data than iOS apps might. This…
In its latest report, MaAfee looked at how people (fail to) protect their mobile phones and tablets. Some 3,000 consumers were asked to answer few questions and their responses are weird, to say the least. Here are the key findings: A majority of consumers in the UK and Germany stick with the first PIN they…
General Dynamics is demoing its GD Protected dual-persona secure smartphone at Mobile World Congress. This especially protected device is made to deliver both secure communication and access to commercial smartphone services using the same handset. Relying on virtualization technologies, General Dynamics can allow users to run two completely different mobile platforms on a single handset,…
Samsung KNOX is a new end-to-end secure solution made to provide security “hardening from the hardware through to the application layer.” Incorporating Security Enhanced (SE) Android developed by NSA (National Security Agency), file system level encryption, and integrity management services implemented in both hardware and the Android framework, KNOX offers protection of business data and…
With the proliferation of smartphones around the globe, smartphone owners are now holding a lot of sensitive data on their mobile devices. Getting a phone stolen now days brings a new set of problems; not only do you lose your phone, but any sensitive data on your device could potentially be accessed by whomever now…
Samsung has started rolling out security fix for its Exynos-powered Galaxy S III in the UK. The firmware update, available both over-the-air and via Kies, will also address that nasty sudden death issue experienced by some users. After that part is done and users around the world get their fixes we’re sure the Korean company…