Social networking protection from Trend Micro
Trend Micro released Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2013, a new family of security software that promises to consumers “Protection Made Easy” combining …
Largest malware rise in four years
McAfee found the biggest increase in malware samples detected in the last four years. McAfee Labs detected a 1.5 million increase in malware since Q1 2012 and identified new …
AirMapper App for Android measures Wi-Fi coverage and performance
Fluke Networks announced the AirMapper App, the first application for Android that provides a visual heat map of actual Wi-Fi throughput performance on smartphone and tablet …
Female Android users targeted with Loozfon Trojan
An information-stealing piece of Android malware that is currently being used in a campaign aimed specifically at female Japanese users has been spotted by Symantec …
US Feds shutter three Android app pirate sites
For the first time since it has started the war against illegal sites, the US Department of Justice has swooped on three websites that were engaged in the illegal distribution …
McAfee Mobile Security gets additional privacy features
McAfee announced enhancements to its McAfee Mobile Security software, providing Android smartphone and tablet owners with additional privacy features that help them ensure …
Fake Android Flash Player contains malware and adware
Malware peddlers are taking advantage of the fact that Adobe has pulled its Flash Player app from Google Play and decided to concentrate on PC browsing and mobile apps bundled …
92% of the top 100 mobile apps have been hacked
Ninety-two percent of the Top 100 paid Apple iOS apps and 100 percent of Top 100 paid Android apps have been hacked, according to a new report by Arxan Technologies. They …
SMSZombie Android Trojan infects 500,000 users
With its vast number of Android users and their preference for third-party online app markets, China is the perfect breeding ground for new Android malware. Chinese mobile …
Military-grade encryption for Android devices
AuthenTec introduced a new security offering that provides military-grade encryption to data stored on Android smartphones and tablets. MatrixDAR helps bring Android devices …
Sharp rise in malware targeting Android
The number of new malicious programs targeting the Android platform has almost tripled in the second quarter of the year, according to Kaspersky Lab. Over the three months in …
Olympics and Android hit by malware and rogue apps
GFI Software released its report of the most prevalent threat detections encountered last month. In July, GFI threat researchers observed a number of malware attacks targeting …