Security Strategy, Plan, Budget

Android/Simplocker ransomware now encrypts archive files, asks to be installed as a Device Administrator, and delivers an English-language ransom message.

Apple responded to a Chinese television broadcasters allegations that the company is storing users information through its location tracking services.

Emails and user credentials can be stolen in a man-in-the-middle attack because the Gmail iOS app does not perform certificate pinning.

The HijackRAT for Android mobile devices is capable of numerous attacks, such as pilfering banking information and disabling anti-virus apps.

Microsoft is now using Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption for both outbound and inbound email on Outlook.com.

The NSA is said to have threatened Denmark's government, warning that it would be excluded as a U.S.'s close ally if it didn't alter its encryption laws.

The serious buffer overflow vulnerability affects Android 4.3, or devices running Jelly Bean.