Tag Archives: mobile devices
Password Problems: Majority Of Security Pros Violate A Big Mobile Best Practice
Even security pros practice poor security “hygiene,” with some 83 percent saying they use the same password across multiple mobile applications, according to a new survey. This figure, and others, comes by way of Ping Identity’s ‘Impact of Mobile’ Survey, which surveyed 198 attendees at this year’s RSA Conference. The survey sought to discover how work habits are changing as … Read more
Posted in Application Security, Mobile Security, Uncategorized
Tagged mobile devices, mobile security, Passwords
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That Really Cool App You Put on Your Smart Phone is Probably Collecting All Sorts of Information – and You Don’t Even Know It
A few weeks ago I warned that mobile applications may not behave the way that users expect them to. (See “App Happy Downloaders May Get More Than They Expect.”) As a follow-up to that post, I talked more in-depth with Domingo Guerra, president and co-founder of Appthority. Guerra’s company has analyzed hundreds of thousands of mobile apps to discover what … Read more
Do Mobile Devices Really Increase Productivity?
While there is little doubt that mobility options provide a great deal of flexibility when it comes to where and when work related tasks can be accomplished, and provide for more efficient means of employee collaboration and access, does it really have an impact on productivity? According to a newly published study, federal government employees who utilize mobile devices in … Read more
Weaponizing Mobile Devices for Use in DDoS Attacks
The lack of adequate security on the majority of mobile devices makes them prime targets for malware that can turn smartphones and tablets into platforms for launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting corporate websites, similar to those that have recently plagued a number of large U.S. banks, according to analysts from a leading financial services research firm. A … Read more
SMS Spoofing Attack Leaves Twitter Users Vulnerable
We’ve all seen them. The unsolicited Tweet, direct message, or Facebook posting from a reputable colleague or personal contact that is undoubtedly the result of a compromised account, sometimes utilized for by cybercriminals for general spamming purposes and other times part of an insidious attack employing a malicious link designed to infect a victim’s contacts with malware. One wonders how … Read more
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Tagged Application Security, cyber attacks, mobile devices, SMS Spoofing Attack, twitter
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NIST Seeks Feedback on Draft Guidelines for Securing Mobile Devices
Sure, you love your razor-thin mobile phone with the extended battery life, but the sacrifice made for size and convenience is the hardware-based security features that we are accustomed to in other devices like desktops and laptops. In order to accelerate the implementation of new technologies for better security in mobile devices, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) … Read more
PwC survey: Preparation, not prediction, is key to weathering security storm
At the beginning of every year, experts feel compelled to make predictions about the kinds of security threats we’ll see in IT in the year ahead. While predictions can be interesting, they typically are little more than an extension of recent security threat trends. As long as the trends continue, the prognosticators look pretty smart.What I find to be more … Read more
