Collaborate Disseminate
Software vendor SolarWinds failed to enable an anti-exploit mitigation available since the launch of Windows Vista 15 years ago, an oversight that made it easy for attackers to launch targeted malware attacks in July this year.
read more
Continue reading Microsoft: Hacked Solarwinds FTP Software Lacked Basic Anti-Exploit Mitigation
A design flaw involving Google Timeline could allow someone to track another device without installing a stalkerware app. Continue reading Google Play Sign-Ins Allow Covert Location-Tracking
David Stewart, CEO, Approov, discusses the top mobile attack routes the bad guys use and the best defenses organizations can deploy against them. Continue reading 7 Ways to Defend Mobile Apps, APIs from Cyberattacks
Users should be careful whose pics they view and should, of course, update their apps. Continue reading WhatsApp Photo Filter Bug Allows Sensitive Info to Be Lifted
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week announced that it has banned stalkerware app maker SpyFone and its CEO, Scott Zuckerman, from the surveillance business.
read more
Continue reading FTC Bans SpyFone From Surveillance Business for Selling Stalkerware
Eight states are introducing drivers licenses and identification cards available for use on Apple iPhones and Watches, but critics warn about the dangers of eliminating the use of a paper-based system entirely. Continue reading Digital State IDs Start Rollouts Despite Privacy Concerns
The Singapore Government Technology Agency (GovTech) on Tuesday introduced a new Vulnerability Rewards Programme (VRP) on HackerOne that offers bug bounty rewards of up to $150,000.
read more
Continue reading Singapore’s GovTech Announces New Vulnerability Rewards Programme
Appdome has released a global consumer survey which provides comprehensive insight into the complex and sophisticated security, malware and threat-defense expectations of mobile consumers in the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia. The findin… Continue reading Debunking myths about consumer expectations around mobile apps security
Appdome has released a global consumer survey which provides comprehensive insight into the complex and sophisticated security, malware and threat-defense expectations of mobile consumers in the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia. The findin… Continue reading Debunking myths about consumer expectations around mobile apps security
John Binns, claiming to be behind the massive T-Mobile theft of >50m customer records, dissed the security measures of the US’s No. 2 wireless biggest carrier. T-Mobile is “humbled,” it said, announcing new partnerships with security heavyweights o… Continue reading T-Mobile’s Security Is ‘Awful,’ Says Purported Thief