Endpoint/Device Security

MDM software, widely used to manage and secure employee devices in BYOD programs, compromise user privacy, according to a recent study.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined the InMobi ad network $950,000 for tracking the location of hundreds of millions of consumers without consent.

Godless, an emerging mobile malware threat capable of rooting Android phones, has started to adopt the traits of an exploit kit, in that it searches for multiple vulnerabilities through which it can automatically infect a victim.

A flaw opens users to the possibility of information leakage, denial of service, directory traversal and buffer overflow.

Apple has released an unencrypted version of its latest operating system for iOS 10, giving security researchers an unprecedented opportunity to scour the kernel for security flaws.

Google has made it easier for consumers to implement and make use of its two-factor authorization (2FA) system by adding a clickable prompt button that replaces the currently used texted six-digit code that is used to unlock an account.

A recently discovered mobile malware program is giving Android devices a mind of their own, causing them to use Google Talk to secretly and repeatedly place outgoing calls to mysterious phone numbers approximately every two minutes.

At the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit outside of Washington, D.C., this week, the firm revealed its top-10 list of information security technologies that are trending in 2016.