Researchers propose more secure and private mobile contact tracing
For public health officials, contact tracing remains critical to managing the spread of the coronavirus — particularly as it appears that variants of the virus could be …
Apple details major security, privacy enhancements in its devices
Security and privacy are a big selling point for Apple. The company has released on Thursday a newer version of its Platform Security Guide, outlining the security and privacy …
Qualys expands VMDR to mobile devices with support for Android and iOS/iPadOS
Qualys announced it is expanding Qualys VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response) to mobile devices with support for Android and iOS/iPadOS delivering an …
Apple fixes three actively exploited iOS zero-days
Apple has release a new batch of security updates and has fixed three iOS zero-days that “may have been actively exploited” by attackers. The three zero-days Two …
40% of COVID-19 contact tracing apps lack basic protections
Guardsquare announced the release of a report which reassesses the levels of security protections and privacy risks of COVID-19 contact tracing apps. The report found that of …
Avatier simplifies and secures IAM with release of iOS and Android mobile app platform
Avatier announced the release of Avatier for iOS and Android, a new mobile app platform that creates a collaborative, self-service approach to enterprise access without …
Chrome 86 delivers more security features for mobile users
Google has released Chrome 86 for desktop and mobile, which comes with several new and improved security features for mobile users, including: New password protections …
iOS 14: New privacy and security features
Apple has released iOS 14, with a bucketload of new and improved functional features and a handful of privacy and security ones. New privacy and security features in iOS 14 …
Malicious iOS SDK breaches user privacy for millions
Researchers discovered a malicious functionality within the iOS MintegralAdSDK (aka SourMint), distributed by Chinese company Mintegral. Functional flow of a user ad-click …
Apple delivers March 2020 security updates for iDevices and software
If you haven’t yet opted for automatic Apple security updates, it’s time to update your iDevices and software again. The lightweight Apple security updates The …
Apple releases fresh security updates for macOS, iOS
In the last few days, Apple has staggered security updates for many of its products, including the recently unveiled macOS Catalina. Safari, tvOS, iPadOS, iOS, iCloud, iTunes …
18 iOS apps with stealthy ad clicking code removed from App Store
Wandera researchers have discovered 17 apps in Apple’s App Store that contained a clicker module, designed to perform covert ad fraud-related tasks such as opening web …
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