Endpoint/Device Security

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.

Researchers at FireEye have found that certain iOS versions of the Vpon mobile ad software development kit (SKD) contain code that could allow bad actors to remotely take command of certain mobile apps.

While most IT professionals acknowledge the growing amount of IoT devices on their networks, they are unaware of how to properly secure them.

Encrypted messaging app Telegram reportedly contains an unpatched vulnerability that bad actors can exploit to send massive text messages that drive up data charges or cause mobile phones to crash.

NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett said his agency is researching opportunities to collect from internet of things devices.

The Android trojan "Triada," known for granting superuser privileges to other downloaded Trojans, is now embedding itself into at least four browsers in order to intercept URL requests and send users instead to malicious mobile websites, according to Kaspersky Lab.