Mac malware expanding: research 

Mac malware expanding: research

Mobile malware also rising.
BlackBerry most secure enterprise OS  

BlackBerry most secure enterprise OS

Windows Phone "reasonably robust".
Mobile vulnerabilities top IBM report 

Mobile vulnerabilities top IBM report

Thousands of disclosures studied.
Android app permissions silently duplicated to advertisers 

Android app permissions silently duplicated to advertisers

Android applications are sharing users' personal data without their knowledge.
NSA builds Android phone for top secret calls   

NSA builds Android phone for top secret calls

Blueprints released to public.
Hardware giants sign 'global' apps privacy accord 

Hardware giants sign 'global' apps privacy accord

All apps to show how they handle user information.
Google won't kill 'malicious' Android apps 

Google won't kill 'malicious' Android apps

Apps dubbed malicious by Symantec did not violate terms of service.
Sophos Mobile Control supports big four mobile platforms 

Sophos Mobile Control supports big four mobile platforms

Looks like 'app store'.
Google app store ban worth the cost 

Google app store ban worth the cost

Google dev fee the cheapest around.
CarrierIQ: Don't root, don't remove, don't worry 

CarrierIQ: Don't root, don't remove, don't worry

But vendors warned to disclose tracker apps.
"Significant" holes found in Droid X, Evo 4G, Wildfire S 

"Significant" holes found in Droid X, Evo 4G, Wildfire S

Android phone apps create potential backdoors to user data.
Android, Apple now on RIM enterprise server 

Android, Apple now on RIM enterprise server

Phones, tablets on one network.
Mobile malware analysis for penny-pinchers 

Mobile malware analysis for penny-pinchers

Better than emulators, cheaper than Faraday cages.
Turning good Android apps bad 

Turning good Android apps bad

Unregulated market a dangerous place.
Android malware outsmarts bank security, steals accounts 

Android malware outsmarts bank security, steals accounts

Anti-virus won't detect it.
Crims on top of mobile game says expert 

Crims on top of mobile game says expert

Malware with root access a sign of the times.
Android tops mobile hacking charts 

Android tops mobile hacking charts

But malware hasn't reached a tipping point.
Mobile devices cause a rise in data breaches 

Mobile devices cause a rise in data breaches

Smartphones have overtaken notebooks as the mobile device of choice but security is a problem.
Ban jailbroken devices from mobile banking: fraud chiefs 

Ban jailbroken devices from mobile banking: fraud chiefs

Insecure mobile devices scaring banks.
Mobile OS vulnerabilities jump 43 percent 

Mobile OS vulnerabilities jump 43 percent

But mobile operating systems still more secure than desktops.
Android DreamDroid two: rise of laced apps 

Android DreamDroid two: rise of laced apps

DreamDroid Light hits up to 130,000.
Staff ignorant to mobile security policies: McAfee 

Staff ignorant to mobile security policies: McAfee

Australian businesses pay twice as much for lost devices than those overseas.
Rabobank down after DDoS 

Rabobank down after DDoS

But Australia unhurt.
Webroot launches Android security apps 

Webroot launches Android security apps

IT consumerisation behind the push.
Public mistrusts social media with data: survey 

Public mistrusts social media with data: survey

LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook considered not trustworthy.
Guns and roses 

Guns and roses

For most people, February 14th was a day of hearts and flowers and romance.
Pulse 2011: Businesses must tackle growing mobile threat 

Pulse 2011: Businesses must tackle growing mobile threat

Mobile security threats have grown exponentially in recent years and organisations must ensure policies are in place to stave off attacks, according to IBM.
ACMA expands mobile jamming laws 

ACMA expands mobile jamming laws

Prohibition to protect public 3G, WiMAX networks.
Cloud authentication comes to CA 

Cloud authentication comes to CA

Supports mobiles and tagless device identification.
O2 mobile wallet coming soon 

O2 mobile wallet coming soon

O2 says it is planning an NFC mobile payments app.
Don't let that app stab you in the back 

Don't let that app stab you in the back

Mobile apps put businesses' security at risk.
Vodafone forced to send pro-Egypt SMS 

Vodafone forced to send pro-Egypt SMS

Carriers accused of scripting messages.
Mobile contactless payments coming this summer 

Mobile contactless payments coming this summer

Barclaycard and Everything Everywhere to bring contactless payments to British phones.
Cybercrime migrating to mobile and Apple: Cisco report 

Cybercrime migrating to mobile and Apple: Cisco report

Annual Security Report also points to rise of "money mules".
New Android trojan demonstrates mobile malware evolution 

New Android trojan demonstrates mobile malware evolution

Botnet-like Geinimi embedded in game.
McAfee CEO: Get ready for tidal wave of mobile attacks 

McAfee CEO: Get ready for tidal wave of mobile attacks

More devices mean more risk.
UK banks asked to tape trader mobile calls  

UK banks asked to tape trader mobile calls

Boon for compliance storage.
Regulator sticks to its guns on mobile jamming ban 

Regulator sticks to its guns on mobile jamming ban

A blow to plans to block signal in NSW prisons.
NSN offers mobile telcos a user monitoring app 

NSN offers mobile telcos a user monitoring app

Best get permission first.
Symantec launches broad mobile strategy 

Symantec launches broad mobile strategy

Symantec is looking to support mobile security needs.
SMS-harvesting mobile virus targeting banks 

SMS-harvesting mobile virus targeting banks

Bank log-in details could be targeted, say security experts.
First smartphone trojan detected 

First smartphone trojan detected

Attack runs on Android.
McAfee to acquire mobile security company 

McAfee to acquire mobile security company

Touts child locator functionality.
Google touts enhanced Apps security features 

Google touts enhanced Apps security features

Admins can activate data encryption and wipe handsets remotely.
McAfee makes mobile security buy 

McAfee makes mobile security buy

Company agrees to acquire Trust Digital.
India bans Chinese networking kit over security fears 

India bans Chinese networking kit over security fears

Mobile sales halted over fears of embedded malware.
Experts warn of new mobile malware 

Experts warn of new mobile malware

Sophos reports mobile phone games being uploaded to sites with hidden Trojanthreat.
Google mobile services blocked in China 

Google mobile services blocked in China

Declines to rule out deliberate intervention.
Lithgow prison phone jammer trial progresses 

Lithgow prison phone jammer trial progresses

Communications regulator exploring interference and health concerns.
Mobile messaging attacks to rise in 2010 

Mobile messaging attacks to rise in 2010

Cloudmark points to increasing app threat.
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