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Q&A: Experian exec says biometrics won’t save you from mobile hacks

December 31, 2018 admin Android, iOS, Mobile, Security, smartphones

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 03:01:00 -0800

If you think your new iPhone’s Face ID facial recognition feature or your bank’s fancy new fingerprint scanner will guarantee privacy and block hackers from accessing sensitive personal or financial data, think again.

In the coming year, cyberattacks will zero in on biometric hacking and expose vulnerabilities in touch ID sensors, facial recognition technology and passcodes, according to a new report from credit reporting agency Experian Plc. While biometric data is considered the most secure method of authentication, it can be stolen or altered, and sensors can be manipulated, spoofed or suffer deterioration with too much use.

Even so, as much as 63% of enterprises have implemented or plan to roll out biometric authentication systems to augment or replace less-secure passwords, Experian said in its report. The push toward biometric systems dates back to the turn of the century in the financial services industry.

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All the reasons why cybercriminals want to hack your phone

December 20, 2018 admin 101, Android, apps, cryptomining, FYI, hack your phone, hacking, iOS, Loapi, mining cryptocurrency, Mobile, mobile phones, Mobile ransomware, Mobile Security, ransomware, ransomware attack

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Why would a criminal want to hack your phone? Perhaps the better question may be: Why wouldn’t they? We take a look at all the reasons hackers have for breaking into your most precious device—and what you can do to stop it.

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Tags: Android apps cryptomining hack your phone hacking iOS loapi mining cryptocurrency Mobile mobile phones mobile ransomware mobile security ransomware ransomware attack

MalwareBytes Security

Mobile Menace Monday: Is Fuchsia OS the end of Android?

December 17, 2018 admin Android, cybercrime, flutter, fuchsia, google, Mobile, mobile menace monday, operating system, triple m, Zircon

Credit to Author: Gleb Malygin| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:10:25 +0000

The next major Android version will be Android Q and not Android 9.1 Pie. In parallel, Google is also developing a new operating system based on its own microkernel called Fuchsia. Will this be the OS that replaces Android? Read on to find out.

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Tags: Android flutter fuchsia Google mobile menace monday operating system triple m Zircon

ComputerWorld Independent

Android security audit: An easy-to-follow annual checklist

December 12, 2018 admin Android, Google Play, Mobile, Mobile Security, Security

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:35:00 -0800

Android security is always a hot topic on these here Nets of Inter — and almost always for the wrong reason.

As we’ve discussed ad nauseam over the years, most of the missives you read about this-or-that super-scary malware/virus/brain-eating-boogie-monster are overly sensationalized accounts tied to theoretical threats with practically zero chance of actually affecting you in the real world. If you look closely, in fact, you’ll start to notice that the vast majority of those stories stem from companies that — gasp! — make their money selling malware protection programs for Android phones. (Pure coincidence, right?)

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ComputerWorld Independent

Innovative anti-phishing app comes to iPhones

December 10, 2018 admin iOS, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 08:01:00 -0800

We’re always told never to click on a link we receive in an email in case doing so takes us to some dodgy phishing site where our account details are violated, but what if our email app warned us before we clicked malicious links?

Can this app offer you protection?

MetaCert isn’t fully available yet, but it does seem to be a promising solution that provides email users in enterprise and consumer markets an additional line of defence against clicking on malicious links received in email messages.

The solution emerged from the developer’s earlier work building an API to help app developers add a layer of security to WebView.

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MalwareBytes Security

Something else is phishy: How to detect phishing attempts on mobile

December 10, 2018 admin 101, ad-networking phishing, homograph attacks, How-tos, https, iOS, Mobile, phishing, phishing apps, Punycode, smishing, Social Phishing, unicode, url padding, vishing

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:00:56 +0000

Phishing is more problematic on smartphones than on desktops. Not only that, approaches to handling phishing attacks on mobile are quite different because their techniques are also different. So, how can users sniff out a mobile phish? Let us count the ways.

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Tags: ad-networking phishing homograph attacks HTTPS iOS Mobile phishing phishing apps Punycode smishing Social Phishing unicode url padding vishing

ComputerWorld Independent

5 handy Google Fi features you shouldn't forget

December 6, 2018 admin Mobile, Mobile Carriers, Security

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 09:21:00 -0800

Got Fi? Google’s unusual wireless service may have shifted its name from Project Fi to Google Fi this fall, but its core proposition remains the same: Pay only for the data you use, and avoid all the traditional carrier gotchas and nonsense.

For the right kind of person, especially among those of us on Android, Fi can be a real cost- and hassle-saver. And aside from its most prominently promoted perks — the seamless network-switching, the public Wi-Fi use, the fee-free roaming and hotspot capabilities, and so on — Fi has some pretty interesting out-of-the-way options that can really elevate your experience.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Will Apple’s iPhone replace your password?

December 6, 2018 admin iOS, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 07:00:00 -0800

Imagine using Face ID on your iPhone alongside a password and Touch ID on your computer in order to access highly secure websites, such as online banks, enterprise intranets and confidential online data services.

That’s a possibility as Apple begins testing a new security standard called WebAuthn.

What is WebAuthn?

Apple has begun beta-testing support for the standard in Safari Technology Preview Release 71, thought it does warn this support is an “experimental feature”, so it may go no further than that.

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