Enterprise Security Risk: Apps Capturing Corporate Mobile Screens

A recent advancement in crash reporting SDKs enables developers to record in-app screens, so that they know the exact state of an app before it crashes. This opens up doors for new exploits in enterprise mobile environments, as third-parties are increa… Continue reading Enterprise Security Risk: Apps Capturing Corporate Mobile Screens

3 Key Mobile Enterprise Threats in 2018

As attackers constantly innovate new exploitation and evasion techniques, enterprise security teams are having to stay ahead of a host of emerging threats. Often, these threats have been encountered in other enterprises, and shared knowledge of these t… Continue reading 3 Key Mobile Enterprise Threats in 2018

Q2 Appthority Pulse Report Finds Chat Apps Most Popular, Risky & Blacklisted Apps

Today Appthority released our Q2 Enterprise Mobile Security Pulse Report. The report looks at three areas of interest to enterprise mobility and security teams: 1) the most common iOS and Android apps in enterprises, 2) th… Continue reading Q2 Appthority Pulse Report Finds Chat Apps Most Popular, Risky & Blacklisted Apps

8 Reasons Mobile Apps Access Location + Security Policies to Consider

A fitness app, called Polar Flow, was recently found to be exposing the name, profile picture and whereabouts of high-ranking military personnel by oversharing user location data. Unfortunately, this is not the only  security incident leaking user… Continue reading 8 Reasons Mobile Apps Access Location + Security Policies to Consider

GDPR will punish lax mobile security. Are you prepared?

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018, and companies the world over are now racing to address the new rules and achieve compliance. And they’d better, because the penalties for noncomplianc… Continue reading GDPR will punish lax mobile security. Are you prepared?

Does your security solution protect against GDPR non-compliance?

Despite a seemingly complete overhaul of data security and privacy as the General Data Protection Regulation rolled out, many fall short when it comes to screening for compliance. How do you protect your organization, your clients and your customers? A… Continue reading Does your security solution protect against GDPR non-compliance?

Appthority Discovers Thousands of Apps with Firebase Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Data

Appthority has discovered a significant mobile data vulnerability related to Google Firebase which has resulted in the exposure of a wide range and large amounts of sensitive data through thousands of mobile apps. The exposure is not due to malicious c… Continue reading Appthority Discovers Thousands of Apps with Firebase Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Data

Android Security Update – June 2018

On June 4, 2018 Google released an Android Security Bulletin containing details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Android security updates normally include two parts: general updates that affect most users and the updates affecting… Continue reading Android Security Update – June 2018

ZipperDown: Remote Code Execution Attack on iOS Apps

On May 15, 2018, Pangu Lab announced the ZipperDown vulnerability, which allows a remote code execution attack on iOS apps. Although Pangu Lab did not disclose the details of the ZipperDown vulnerability, we can infer from its researcher’s public… Continue reading ZipperDown: Remote Code Execution Attack on iOS Apps

Android Security Update – May 2018

On May 7, 2018 Google released an Android Security Bulletin containing details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Android security updates normally include two parts: general updates that affect most users and the updates affecting … Continue reading Android Security Update – May 2018