Collaborate Disseminate
With its latest announcement to increase bug bounty rewards for finding and reporting critical vulnerabilities in the Android operating system, Google yesterday set up a new challenging level for hackers that could let them win a bounty of up to $1.5 m… Continue reading Google offers up to $1.5 million bounty for remotely hacking Titan M chip
So far this year, the surreptitious capture of audio and visual data via smartphone cameras and microphones has negatively impacted the world’s richest person and a beloved trillion-dollar company. It’s safe to say that awareness of th… Continue reading A quick update on 2019 mobile predictions made in January.
In August, we conducted our annual survey designed to gauge attitudes about mobile security and privacy. In looking behind this year’s numbers, I was struck by how shifting perspectives seem to mirror the goings-on in the world of Apple. As … Continue reading How Apple Shapes the Narrative About Smartphone Security
Earlier this month, The Hacker News covered a story on research revealing how over 1300 Android apps are collecting sensitive data even when users have explicitly denied the required permissions.
The research was primarily focused on how app developer… Continue reading New Attack Lets Android Apps Capture Loudspeaker Data Without Any Permission
Researchers have been experimenting with a novel way to eavesdrop on what you’re typing on your smartphone – by listening to the taps of your fingers. Continue reading Researchers eavesdrop on smartphone finger taps
Even after Google’s security oversight over its already-huge Android ecosystem has evolved over the years, malware apps still keep coming back to Google Play Store.
Sometimes just reposting an already detected malware app from a newly created Play Sto… Continue reading Google Makes it Tough for Rogue App Developers Get Back on Android Play Store
What could be worse than this, if the software that’s meant to protect your devices leave backdoors open for hackers or turn into malware?
Researchers today revealed that a security app that comes pre-installed on more than 150 million devices manufac… Continue reading Hackers Could Turn Pre-Installed Antivirus App on Xiaomi Phones Into Malware
By John Chambers, Founder and CEO of JC2 Ventures and former CEO and Chairman of Cisco
As a mentor, investor, and longtime player in the tech industry, I’m frequently asked which market segments I’m betting big on over the coming decad… Continue reading The Piece of Hardware at the Cutting Edge of Cybersecurity
Can feds force you to unlock your iPhone or Android phone?
…”NO”
A Northern California judge has ruled that federal authorities can’t force you to unlock your smartphone using your fingerprints or other biometric features such as facial recognition… Continue reading Police Can’t Force You To Unlock Your Phone Using Face or Fingerprint Scan
Google has finally patched a privacy vulnerability in its Chrome web browser for Android that exposes users’ device model and firmware version, eventually enabling remote attackers to identify unpatched devices and exploit known vulnerabilities.
The v… Continue reading Google Partially Patches Flaw in Chrome for Android 3 Years After Disclosure