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Mobile Security
No iOS Zone, the vulnerability that enables DoS attacks on Apple devices
Two researchers surprised people by demonstrating how they could carry out a denial of service (DoS) attack on iOS devices.
Josep Albors • 06 May 2015
Smartphone Authentication: the Passing of the Passcode?
Smartphone authentication: is biometric technology ready to replace PINs and passwords?
David Harley • 06 May 2015
Samsung Galaxy S5 could be open to fingerprint theft
The Samsung Galaxy S5 and other 'unnamed Android devices' are vulnerable to having the fingerprints they use for authentication cloned by hackers, reports Gizmodo.
Alan Martin • 23 Apr 2015
1,500 iOS apps open to simple man-in-the-middle attacks
Around 1,500 apps for iPhone and iPad contain an HTTPS vulnerability making it 'trivial' for hackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks to steal passwords, bank details and other private information.
Alan Martin • 21 Apr 2015
How secure is your smartwatch?
Last week’s Apple Watch launch has put the spotlight back on the ‘smart’ inter-connected watches that are expected to change how we interact with each other and the internet. But how secure are they?
Karl Thomas • 15 Apr 2015
Mobile security: IBM/Ponemon study finds enterprise app security weaknesses
Nearly 40 percent of large companies - including a significant number in the Fortune 500 - are not taking necessary precautions to secure the apps that they're providing their customers.
Alan Martin • 24 Mar 2015
America is the leading developer of "risky mobile apps", claims report
A survey of more than a million apps on the Google Play and iOS App Store has found that more than 40 percent of 'risky mobile' apps originate from the United States
Alan Martin • 05 Feb 2015
Google announces 'Vulnerability Research Grants'
Google has announced it is to pay out research grants to security researchers seeking out potential bugs, even if they turn up empty-handed, reports ZDNet.
Alan Martin • 02 Feb 2015
How To, Privacy, Mobile Security
Are you being tracked? How to spot a tracking app on your phone
Tracking apps and spyware are a genuine risk, and an extremely unpleasant invasion of privacy for many. Here are our tips on how to recognize if you have a tracking app on your phone, and what to do about it.
Editor • 29 Jan 2015