Mobile
Android Ransomware hackers demand $50 for not leaking your images onto the Web
Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that a new ransomware variant called ‘LeakerLocker’ is being circulated by hackers on Google Play store from past few weeks. And security researchers from McAfee discovered that the said malware has the potential to leak the images of the victim’s phone onto the web if a ransom of $50 isn’t paid. […]
Macate steps into mobile market with a smartphone enriched with Cyber Security
Macate Group, an American multinational firm which designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communications and media devices with cyber security has announced the launch of the world’s first phone called ‘Genio’ into the mobile space of United Kingdom. Priced at £ 249, Genio will be the first smartphone to be commercially available with Advanced Encryption Standard […]
Qualcomm releases new Fingerprint Sensor Technology for Mobile Security
Qualcomm which is an American multinational semiconductor and telecommunication equipment supplier has unveiled a new Fingerprint Sensor technology to strengthen the security feature in the mobile world. The California-based company claims that the new innovation makes fingerprint scanning and authentication technology for mobile manufactures much easier, as it offers the privilege of embedding the scanner […]
Sony to revolutionize Mobile Security technology with Facial Recognition
Facial Recognition, a technology mostly used in the industry of security surveillance will from now on be used as a mobile security feature. Yes, this is possible in near future as Sony has announced that it is developing a facial recognition solution for smartphones which is set to revolutionize the mobile security field in coming […]
A rundown on the top Five Mobile Security Threats
Mobile Security has become a prime concern for IT professionals working for enterprise businesses. The reason, businesses are turning less vigilant when it comes to mobile security while embracing the trend of BYOD. Very recently, Chris Crowley, a security instructor working for SANS Institute offered a rundown on the top mobile security threats lurking behind […]
US President Donald Trump creates a blooper related to Mobile Security
US President Donald Trump has done a mistake of his lifetime by handing over his mobile number to the staff members of world leaders. It was an unusual invitation that broke the regular diplomatic protocol which has been followed by White House for decades. As per our sources, the situation raised for the president to […]
Mobile Ransomware is on rising says Kaspersky
A recent study conducted by cyber security software provider Kaspersky has revealed that mobile ransomware has increased by 253% in this year. Strengthening the research is the fact that around 218,562 mobile ransomware files were detected in Q1 of 2017, compared to 61,832 in the same quarter last year. Researchers at Kaspersky found that the […]
PayPal survey confirms that Australians are ignoring Mobile Security
American company PayPal which supports digital currency payments and transfers has discovered in the latest survey that Australians are completely ignoring mobile security features, despite the fact that 67% of them use mobile phones for their shopping needs. As per the PayPal research titled mCommerce Index Trends Report Aussies are immensely addicted to their mobile […]
Google manages Mobile Security at its workplace with Tiered Access
For all those who wonder how Google manages Mobile security in its work environments, here’s a quick update. Google Technical Infrastructure division has recently announced to the world that it is offering utmost mobile security to more than 61,000 of its employees with a tiered access security model that categorizes corporate services and devices into […]
Mobile Security breach makes Healthcare provider shell out $2.5 million penalty!
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has directed Pennsylvania-based wireless health services provider CardioNet to pay $2.5 million penalties for being negligent towards protecting patient data. Thus, the penalty of OCR- HIPAA Settlement’s happens to be the first of its kind in the history of wireless health service providers. On heading further into details, CardioNet […]
