Cybersecurity for Messaging Services & App Developers

Mobile threats on the rise, Q1 2015 report shows. But it doesn’t recognize the underlying threat of apps with a WebView

May 8, 2015

Mobile threats on the rise, Q1 2015 report shows. But it doesn’t recognize the underlying threat of apps with a WebView

According to a recent Kaspersky report covered by SC Magazine about mobile security, there was 3.3 times as many new malicious mobile programs in Q1 2015 than it did in the final quarter of last year. I've taken from the article, the most important assertions made by Patrick Nielsen, senior security researcher at Kaspersky...

Symantec Report: 1 in 5 Android Apps Is Malware

April 24, 2015

Symantec Report: 1 in 5 Android Apps Is Malware

Image is taken from (Thinkstock) According to Symantec’s latest Internet Security Threat Report 17% of all Android apps (nearly one million total) were actually malware in disguise.” In 2013, Symantec uncovered roughly 700,000 virus-laden apps. Well, not malware per say. They refer to these apps as "grayware" or “mad...

IBM Study finds mobile app developers need to invest in security

April 17, 2015

IBM Study finds mobile app developers need to invest in security

IBM Security and the Ponemon Institute conducted research recently, unveiling an alarming state of mobile insecurity. The findings show nearly 40% of large companies, including many in the Fortune 500, aren't taking the right precautions to secure the mobile apps they build for customers. The study also found organizations are ...

Scams and social media

April 15, 2015

Scams and social media

With billions of smartphones and potentially many billions of Internet-connected devices of all kinds, the focus of Internet security is shifting from the desktop and the data center to the home, the pocket, the purse, and, ultimately, the infrastructure of the Internet itself. According to the Symantec Internet Security Thr...

Why BT is almost right with its advice about protecting your smartphone and tablet from viruses and malware

March 25, 2015

Why BT is almost right with its advice about protecting your smartphone and tablet from viruses and malware

Another article about mobile malware that fails to talk about the real security threat on mobile today. According to a recent post published by BT: Many malware threats on Windows come from infected web sites, scams spread by email and social engineering tricks - and the same applies to mobile devices. Even so, if you use y...