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Mac and iOS apps stealing user data — an enterprise take

September 10, 2018 admin Apple Mac, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 04:53:00 -0700

Reports claiming numerous apps distributed through Apple’s App Store are secretly exfiltrating user data should be an alarm call to enterprise CIOs. It signals a new battlefront in the eternal enterprise security wars.

The enterprise risk of personal data

On the surface, the data being extracted is kind of … personal, such as location and browser histories. Information like that provides additional insight into what individual users are up to. Why should that concern an enterprise?

That’s a rhetorical question, of course. Most enterprise security professionals recognize that any form of data exfiltration poses an overall challenge.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Mac and iOS apps stealing user data, an enterprise take

September 10, 2018 admin Apple Mac, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 04:53:00 -0700

The enterprise risk of personal data

On the surface, the data being extracted is kind of… personal: Location, browser histories, information like this provides additional insight into what individual users are up to. Why should that concern an enterprise?

That’s a rhetorical question, of course. Most enterprise security professionals recognize that any form of data exfiltration poses an overall challenge.

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MalwareBytes Security

Mac App Store apps are stealing user data

September 7, 2018 admin Adware Doctor, Adware Medic, App Store, apple, Dr. Antivirus, Mac, Mac App Store, MacOS, Malwarebytes for Mac, Mobile, PUP, RAR file, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:08:24 +0000

There are several apps in the Mac App Store that are collecting data about users that they should not be collecting. Here’s what you need to know.

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Tags: Adware Doctor Adware Medic App Store Apple Dr. Antivirus mac Mac App Store macOS Malwarebytes for Mac Mobile PUP RAR file

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MalwareBytes Security

Fortnite’s Google Play rebuff sparks security concerns for Android users

September 6, 2018 admin Android, Android apps, APK, cybercrime, Epic, external storage, Fake Fortnite, Fortnite, Google Play, install, Mobile, mobile malware, open platform

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at what’s going with gaming juggernaut Fortnite’s decision to snub the Google Play store, why allowing installs from unknown sources on Android is a bad idea, and what the future might bring if such a setup ever catches on.

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Tags: Android Android apps APK Epic external storage Fake Fortnite fortnite Google Play install Mobile mobile malware open platform

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (August 27 – September 2)

September 3, 2018 admin email, eu telecoms, fake news, Hacker, malware, Mobile, privacy, Security world, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:00:36 +0000

A round-up of the security news from August 27 – September 2, including ransomware, interesting talks during BlackHat, botnets, and the evils of JavaScript.

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Tags: email eu telecoms fake news Hacker malware Mobile privacy

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ComputerWorld Independent

Apple insists developers ramp up their privacy commitments

August 31, 2018 admin iPhone, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 06:45:00 -0700

Apple recently told the U.S. Congress that is sees customer privacy as a “human right”, though the explanation didn’t at that time extend to how third-party developers treat data they get from iOS apps. Now it does.

Privacy for the rest of us

Starting October 3, Apple will insist that all third-party apps (including new apps and app updates) submitted to the App Store include a link to the app developer’s own privacy policy.

This is a big change as until now only subscription-based apps needed to supply this information – and it also extends to the privacy policy itself, which Apple insists must be clear and explicitly in explaining:

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MalwareBytes Security

Mobile Menace Monday: FakeGift is the gift that keeps on frustrating

August 27, 2018 admin Android, cybercrime, fakegift, Google Play, Mobile, mobile menace monday, mobile riskware, PUP, triple m

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:29:05 +0000

Last spring, we found yet another piece of riskware on Google Play we call Android/PUP.Riskware.FakeGift. FakeGift does exactly what its name implies: gives its users fake gifts that can be redeemed for…absolutely nothing.

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Tags: Android fakegift Google Play mobile menace monday mobile riskware PUP triple m

Kaspersky Security

Protect your corporate data on the go

August 16, 2018 admin Android, Business, Endpoint, iOS, Management, Mobile, phone, protection

Credit to Author: Nikolay Pankov| Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:27:39 +0000

It makes sense to assess risks and carefully craft a protection strategy before adopting mobile device usage at work.