Free Android malware analysis tool
Bluebox Labs announced Dexter, a free tool to help researchers and enterprise security teams analyze applications for malware and vulnerabilities. The Dexter platform provides …
Improving the security for Android embedded systems
McAfee has delivered a whitelisting security solution for Android based embedded systems. McAfee Application Control for Android resides in the Android kernel, embedded in the …
End of 2012 saw five-fold increase of Android malware
Android malware levels increased more than five-fold between September and December 2012, according to the February 2013 Internet Threats Trend Report issued by Commtouch at …
Korean Android users targeted with SMS-stealing Trojan
The popularity of Starbucks coffee shop coupon application is being misused by malware peddlers to target South Korean Android users and intercept their incoming text …
Worst global cyber threats of 2012
The Nominum security team analyzed DNS data across the globe to identify the worst malicious bots of 2012 and ranked them according to breadth and repercussions of infection. …
HTC agrees to fix vulnerabilities found in millions of its devices
HTC America has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company failed to take reasonable steps to secure the software it developed for its smartphones and …
Centrify offers multi-application SSO for mobile and web apps
At the RSA Conference 2013 in San Francisco, Centrify announced that Samsung Electronics has selected Centrify to provide key enabling technology for Samsung’s next …
Duo Security launches secure mobile ID
Duo Security announced that the high level of security traditionally associated with hardware smart cards is now available on consumer mobile devices that use Duo’s …
Freezing Android devices to break disk encryption
Two German computer scientists have proved that it’s possible to access and recover data from an encrypted Android smartphone by performing a set of simple and easily …
Highlights from 450 global data breach investigations
Trustwave released details form a report that highlights details and trends from 450 global data breach investigations, 2,500 penetration tests, nine million Web application …
Bogus cleaning apps on Google Play install backdoor on PCs
Malicious Android apps able to infect and set up a backdoor on PCs running pre-Windows 7 operating systems have been recently spotted by researchers of several security …
Business is booming for exploits, mobile malware
Business is thriving for exploits, mobile malware is still dominated by Android and Symbian, and botnets are back and retooled, according to a new threat report from F-Secure …