February 9, 2012 - A researcher at zvelo has discovered that he can recover the PIN used to make payments with Google Wallet in just seconds on a rooted Android device. Read more
February 9, 2012 - We suggested earlier that instead of going after the Secure Element chip and the information it keeps safe, attackers would go after the weaker point of the Google Wallet app. Security researcher Joshua (continue reading...) Read more
February 8, 2012 - Thanks to Eric Chien for his assistance with this research. Introduction We recently came across a new piece of Android malware, first highlighted by NC State’s Xuxian Jiang, and began investigating the command-and-control (C&C) servers associated with the threat. The (continue reading...) Read more
February 7, 2012 - iPhone app developers Path and Hipster are in hot water after it was discovered they are sending your address book to their servers without permission. Read more
February 7, 2012 - At a press conference promoting the new Muppets movie, Kermit the frog declined to comment on the high profile allegations of the media breaking into the mobile phone voicemail systems. Read more
February 6, 2012 - The United States is preparing a modified version of Google's Android operating system to allow soldiers to use smartphones. Read more
February 5, 2012 - This week, Paul Ducklin joins Chet to talk about the Sophos Security Threat Report 2012, the new anti-phishing proposal known as DMARC and mobile phone numbers being leaked through HTTP headers at O2. (continue reading...) Read more
February 3, 2012 - Google has pleasantly surprised the mobile malware research community when it announced yesterday that Android apps are analysed for malicious behavior before being allowed onto the Android Market, but is it all good news? Vanja Svajcer, Sophos Principal Researcher, investigates. (continue reading...) Read more
February 2, 2012 - Despite the stint of very cold weather in Europe, Android malware scene is warming up. Vanja Svajcer finds an intriguing case for the difference of opinions on the classification of certain Android apps present in Google Android market. (continue reading...) Read more
January 27, 2012 - Lately, it seems that barely a day goes by when we don’t learn about a major Internet presence taking steps to further erode users’ privacy. The companies with access to our data are tracking us in ways that make Big (continue reading...) Read more
January 27, 2012 - Care about preserving privacy and protecting against financial fraud, identity theft and viruses? With vast amounts of personal and business data now found on Android, BlackBerry, Windows and Symbian smartphones and tablets, mobile security threats continue to increase and threaten (continue reading...) Read more
January 25, 2012 - We know you're probably sceptical of "state of the world" reports from vendors. For all you can tell, they'll turn out to be thinly-digsuised advertorial, unreconstructed product brochures, or worse. We like to do things differently. Find out how! (continue reading...) Read more
January 25, 2012 - O2 mobile users in the UK are venting on Twitter today, fuming at their discovery that their phone number is being shared with every website that they visit over the network. But users of other mobile phone networks may be also (continue reading...) Read more
January 23, 2012 - Gift card scams are a common sight on Facebook, and this weekend it has been the turn of Amazon.com to be the brand used by cybercriminals as a way of making them cash. (continue reading...) Read more
January 22, 2012 - Apple's most hacker-resistant hardware to date - the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4S, which are built around the Apple A5 chip - can now be jailbroken. Should you rush to slither free of Apple's fiscal tentacles? (continue reading...) Read more
January 21, 2012 - In this week's podcast, Vanja Svajcer joins Chet to talk about the mobile security landscape. Topics discussed include mobile malware, theft, application markets and advice on securing your smartphone. Read more
January 18, 2012 - The second week of January 2012 started with amazing growth in terms of numbers for AVAST Software. Numbers and stats might not sound that “hot” and maybe you are wondering why I would write a blog post about it, (continue reading...) Read more
January 13, 2012 - You may have a laptop, desktop, netbook, notebook, Ultrabook, tablet, Mac, or mobile phone. You might be single, married, or have ten kids. Either way, you probably have at least one, if not six or more, devices requiring comprehensive security. (continue reading...) Read more
January 11, 2012 - Mobile banking has experienced rapid growth over the last three years, in the U.S., more than doubling from 5% of online adults in 2007 to 12% by June 2010. Furthermore, Forrester predicts that one in five–or 50 million–U.S. adults will (continue reading...) Read more
January 9, 2012 - It was just a matter of time, and now it's happening. The Websense® ThreatSeeker® Network has started spotting spam messages that lead to URLs that use embedded QR codes. This is a clear movement and evolution (continue reading...) Read more