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

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

A smarter approach to artificial intelligence and machine learning in mobile security

There’s a lot of talk these days about how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will transform every industry, from agriculture (as CNN Tech recently reported) to zoo-keeping (as reported by the BBC). Cyberse… Continue reading A smarter approach to artificial intelligence and machine learning in mobile security

Mobile security: Enterprise data via mobile is the next frontier for cyber criminals

2018 will be the year cyber criminals focus on enterprise mobile security weak spots, exploiting them to harvest sensitive information. All organizations face new security challenges as their workers increasingly go mobile and use a rapidly e… Continue reading Mobile security: Enterprise data via mobile is the next frontier for cyber criminals

Mobile security: Getting to total mobile threat protection

It may come as a surprise to some organizations, but enterprise mobility management (EMM) does not equate to mobile security. Yes, EMM is considered the standard for mobile management, but EMM alone will not keep you or your mobile users and data … Continue reading Mobile security: Getting to total mobile threat protection