US Air Force deploys mobile security management 

US Air Force deploys mobile security management

Hands out 10,000 devices.
Bank of NZ deploys mobile device management 

Bank of NZ deploys mobile device management

Aims to plug data leaks.
Popular apps riddled with flaws 

Popular apps riddled with flaws

Authentication bypass, SQLi and clear text data.
Porn sites three times more infectious to mobile users 

Porn sites three times more infectious to mobile users

But few users visit the sites.
Security vendors fail at mobile security 

Security vendors fail at mobile security

Jericho Forum takes aim.
California sues Delta Air Lines over mobile privacy 

California sues Delta Air Lines over mobile privacy

Decade-old law revived.
Industry groups issue web, mobile messaging best practices  

Industry groups issue web, mobile messaging best practices

Mobile, malware and phishing covered.
Special Report: iOS app piracy soars 

Special Report: iOS app piracy soars

Apple fails to protect the revenues of its developer community.
PCI guidelines issued for mobile apps 

PCI guidelines issued for mobile apps

Developers told to isolate sensitive functions, remove unnecessary access rights.
Clueful outs iOS apps sending unprotected passwords 

Clueful outs iOS apps sending unprotected passwords

Morphs into web app to skirt Apple ban.
Google Play issues security warning to app developers 

Google Play issues security warning to app developers

Devs given 30 days to fix bad apps.
#BlackHat: Researchers upload dangerous app to Google Play store 

#BlackHat: Researchers upload dangerous app to Google Play store

Google's Bouncer beat by legit JavaScript trick.
#BlackHat: Phones hijacked by malicious NFC tag 

#BlackHat: Phones hijacked by malicious NFC tag

Android, Nokia compromised.
Pwn2Own targets mobiles 

Pwn2Own targets mobiles

Attacks mat require little user interaction to steal data.
Spy trojan steals audio, video, email, IM, keystrokes, from Windows, Mac and mobile 

Spy trojan steals audio, video, email, IM, keystrokes, from Windows, Mac and mobile

And it is the first trojan to use a Mac rootkit.
Downed Clueful app reveals encryption woes 

Downed Clueful app reveals encryption woes

Clueful app finds 41 per cent of apps able to access user location.
Advertisers sidestep Apple privacy efforts 

Advertisers sidestep Apple privacy efforts

Cupertino clampdown sees marketers scramble.
Security boffins slip past Google Bouncer 

Security boffins slip past Google Bouncer

New app store security checkpoint misses malicious app.
1391 Brits stung in Angry Birds scam 

1391 Brits stung in Angry Birds scam

Trojanised apps sends secret SMSes.
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.
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