FTC Enforcement Action May Open Way for Punishment of Hacker Tools

An FTC suit against a software developer may open the door for prosecution of hacker tools On Oct. 22, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled an enforcement action against a software developer because its software could be used by users for p… Continue reading FTC Enforcement Action May Open Way for Punishment of Hacker Tools

Is Your Smartphone App at Risk of Infecting Users?

The time to bring in security during the application development process should not be right before launch We live in a world of threats. They’re all around us in the real world, in the air and in cyberspace. What can we do when measures we put … Continue reading Is Your Smartphone App at Risk of Infecting Users?

Face Off: Privacy Issues Not Confined to FaceApp

The internet and the security community is up in arms and shocked, shocked to see that a web developer is collecting data that you share with them and processing that data in the cloud. In this case, the app is FaceApp, an application developed by an … Continue reading Face Off: Privacy Issues Not Confined to FaceApp

Scary Granny zombie game slurps credentials, spawns phishing attack

Halloween came a little early for some Android users this year after a horror-themed computer game was found stealing their account credentials and displaying potentially malicious ads. Continue reading Scary Granny zombie game slurps credentials, spawns phishing attack

Skedulo raises $28M for its mobile workforce management service

Skedulo, a service that helps businesses manage their mobile employees, today announced that it has raised a $28 million Series B funding round led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. Existing investors Blackbird and Castanoa Ventures also participated in this round. The company’s service offers businesses all fo the necessary tools to manage their mobile employees, […] Continue reading Skedulo raises $28M for its mobile workforce management service

Google Removes 85 Adware Apps That Infect 9 Million Android Users

Google has removed 85 apps from its Play Store after finding out that they were pushing aggressive, full-screen adware to Android users.

With the rise in the mobile market, Adware has become one of the most prevalent mobile threats in the world. Adwar… Continue reading Google Removes 85 Adware Apps That Infect 9 Million Android Users