Endpoint/Device Security

Google announced at the Google I/O 2024 conference that several new security and privacy enhancements are set to roll out for Android, including on-device live threat detection for identifying malicious apps, improved safeguards for screen sharing, and enhanced security against cell site simulators, TechCrunch reports.

The botnet malware tracked as Ebury has steadily expanded over the past decade, having compromised over 400,000 hosts since 2009, with about 100,000 still-infected systems identified by the end of 2023, according to SecurityWeek.

The Department of Defense will evaluate the cybersecurity of mobile devices used by analysts and servicemembers as mandated in the draft text of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, Nextgov/FCW reports.

ZDNET reports that an alerting mechanism will be rolled out to Android and iOS users as part of a partnership between Google and Apple to improve customer privacy while using Bluetooth-enabled tracking devices.

A new Absolute Security report found that many organizations are failing to ensure that the endpoint protection platforms and network access security applications on their managed PCs are running in compliance with basic security policies, reports TechRepublic.

The MITRE Corporation has launched EMB3D, a new threat-modeling framework designed for embedded devices in critical infrastructure environments, reports The Hacker News.

The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell has warned that the Phorpiex botnet has been used since April to send millions of phishing emails as part of a large-scale LockBit Black ransomware campaign, reports BleepingComputer.