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The big secret behind Google Play Protect on Android

July 25, 2017 admin Android, malware, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:04:00 -0700

Have you heard the news? Your Android device is in the midst of being updated to include Google’s comprehensive new security suite, Google Play Protect.

Play Protect, as you may recall, was one of the biggest bullet points to come out of this year’s Google I/O keynote address. It’s a “doubled-down” effort around Android security, as Google explains it, and it’s designed to ensure every Android device is always protected from any form of harm.

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ComputerWorld Independent

The paranoid Android traveler’s data-protection checklist

July 25, 2017 admin Android, Mobile, Security, smartphones

Credit to Author: Richard Hoffman| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 03:01:00 -0700

International border crossings are often legal gray areas where government agents can, and sometimes do, ask travelers for access to their laptops, phones and other mobile devices. Complying with the request allows them to freely search, read or copy documents, emails, passwords, contacts and social media account information.

Here’s how to safeguard corporate and personal data when traveling with recent Android-based phones and tablets, using the Chrome browser. (Part 1 of this series, which focuses on the legal background of border searches, and traveling tips for Apple devices, is available here.)

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ComputerWorld Independent

With Cisco, Apple weaves itself into enterprise infrastructure

June 27, 2017 admin iOS, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 07:15:00 -0700

Apple is on course to become the most secure platform provider in the modern enterprise, and Cisco is helping this happen.

You heard that right

“If your enterprise and company is using Cisco and Apple the combination should make the [cybersecurity] insurance cost significantly less for you than it would if you were using some other personal network side and the other operating system in the mobile area,” Apple CEO, Tim Cook, told Cisco Live.

This is a big deal and Cook’s appearance at the show confirms the growing bond between the two firms – and confirms (all over again) that Apple is resolute in its determination to transform enterprise IT infrastructure. Cook even cited the “deeper partnership” with Cisco.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Fake WannaCry Scanner

June 26, 2017 admin Android, Antivirus, cybercrime, FakeAV, Google Play, Mobile, mobile menace monday, ransomware, triple m, WannaCry, WannaCrypt, WannaCryptor

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:00:18 +0000

With all the buzz around the PC ransomware WannaCry, it’s no surprise that a fake antivirus (FakeAV) has emerged on Google Play.

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Tags: Android antivirus FakeAV Google Play mobile menace monday ransomware triple m WannaCry WannaCrypt WannaCryptor

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ComputerWorld Independent

8 reasons why you should strengthen your iOS passcode today

June 23, 2017 admin iOS, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 06:57:00 -0700

Every enterprise IT manager knows the ghastly truth: the biggest security weaknesses in any system are the humans using it. So, if you are one of the nearly one-in-ten iOS users (or even the one-in-three Android users) who don’t use a passcode, if you happen to be one of the many who use the same passcode for everything, or even one of the 15 percent of users who still insist on using any of these ten passcodes, then this article is for you. It’s time to toughen up. Here’s why:

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ComputerWorld Independent

Q&A: AppDynamics CIO sees SaaS as the future of mobile management

June 21, 2017 admin IDG Insider, Mobile, SaaS, Security

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 03:11:00 -0700

Application performance management (APM) software provider AppDynamics knows the value of a good SaaS platform, both in terms of offering workers the tools they need while keeping control over access to corporate apps and data.

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2 handy yet hidden Chromebook security features

June 20, 2017 admin Android, Chrome OS, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:04:00 -0700

Google’s Chrome OS is far more powerful and versatile than most folks realize — and one of the platform’s greatest strengths over traditional desktop OSes is its deceptively simple approach to security.

Chromebooks, you see, make security almost entirely automatic and thought-free from a user’s perspective. The devices receive regular behind-the-scenes updates with no action required on your behalf; they utilize sandboxing to keep every page and application in its own isolated environment; and their software relies on a special hardware-connected setup that ensures every computer is always running tamper-free and official Google software every time it powers up.

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