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How to protect against stalkerware, a murky but dangerous mobile threat

October 9, 2019 admin domestic abuse, domestic violence, monitoring, monitoring applications, monitoring apps, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, national cybersecurity awareness month, ncsam, parental monitoring applications, parental monitoring apps, stalkerware, trackers, tracking applications, tracking apps

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Stalkerware has capabilities as dangerous as nation-state malware, but is often marketed as legitimate. So how do you protect against stalkerware when it’s not always clear it’s a threat?

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Stalkerware

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A week in security (July 22 – 28)

July 29, 2019 admin a week in security, AdwCleaner, Amazong, BlueKeep, Cloud Security, Elasticsearch, Electronic Privacy Information Center, FaceApp, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Flight 17, FTC, Malaysian Airlines, Marcus Hutchins, Office 365, Online privacy, parental monitoring, parental monitoring apps, Phobos, pre-installed software, ransomware, Ring doorbell, Russia, russian disinformation, stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, WannaCry, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:50:58 +0000

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of July 22–28. We look at Phobos ransomware, stalkerware’s similarities to parental monitoring apps, and the investigation into Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.

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A week in security

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Parental monitoring apps: How do they differ from stalkerware?

July 22, 2019 admin Android, App Store, child monitoring, child monitoring apps, children's monitoring, children's monitoring apps, Circle with Disney, CitizenLab, Cornell University, digital monitoring, digital monitoring apps, Family Orbit, FlexiSpy, Gizmodo, Google Play, google play store, Hoverwatch, Intimate Partner Violence, iOS, Kidguard, kids monitoring apps, MCCPTA, mspy, Nautilus, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, parental monitoring, parental monitoring apps, Predator in Your Pocket, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, spouseware, spyware, stalkerware, SURVEILLANCE, Teensafe, UNICEF, University of Central Florida, Wait Until 8th

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

What are the differences between stalkerware apps and parental monitoring apps? What is an “acceptable” or “safe” parental monitoring app? And how can a parent know whether they’re downloading a “legitimate” parental monitoring app or instead a stalkerware app merely disguised as a tool for parents?

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Stalkerware

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