Endpoint/Device Security

A proprietary spyware tool that was recently found infecting Ukrainian military forces battling Russian separatists is an Android version of the same malware that helped hackers steal files from the Democratic National Committee, CrowdStrike has reported.

Many uncertainties await the world when the new United States administration takes office on January 20, 2017. The President-elect, while extremely vocal on the campaign trail, has been disconcertingly cagey in the weeks leading up to inauguration. 

A recent investigation revealed state police departments in the U.S. have spent millions of dollars on phone cracking technology from the Israeli firm Cellebrite.

The New Year is close upon us and many security firms and media outlets are busy publishing 2017 predictions or “the year in review.” Rather than following suit, we’d like to propose a New Year’s resolution to all security practitioners (and office workers, in general, really).

Consumers growing less forgiving: only four percent would unconditionally stay with a business that failed to inform them of a cyber-attack.

Kaspersky Lab claims that a mobile phone Trojan has gone truly international - with it being translated into 77 languages - and works by demanding admin control of the phone.

New research by Vanson Bourne shows security as the top concern when considering management of staff mobile devices, however only 54 percent of respondents are confident that their organisation can quickly adapt to changing regulations.