Blue Coat Systems has updated its PacketShaper appliance software, adding a new ability to detect and monitor “shadow” or “back door” IPv6 traffic running secretly across company networks. The case for detecting IPv6 is under-discussed in Blue Coat’s view and includes a number of anxieties focused on compliance and security….
Android apps a target for malware
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Ads in mobile apps could pose privacy, security risks
Washington, March 20 (ANI): Including ads in mobile applications poses privacy and security risks because they offer a way for hackers to bypass existing security efforts, researchers have revealed. View full post on could security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Android apps targeted by malware
Click photo to enlarge Lurking amid the flood of games, tax guides and other applications being downloaded onto mobile devices using Google’s (GOOG) popular Android software is a fast growing array of apps that can slap the gadget’s owner with unanticipated fees, rifle their bank accounts and cause untold other…
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Five free Android security apps tried and tested
There’s been much controversy over mobile OS security, especially where Android is concerned. With 47% of the smartphone market in Q4 of 2011, according to ABI Research, it’s no wonder that Android is getting attention. Its openness fuels adoption by smartphone manufacturers and wireless carriers, aids in mobile innovation, and…
Apple vows to annihilate contacts-stealing iPhone apps
Apple, breaking its silence over revelations that the App Store has been littered with apps that have unauthorised access to iPhone address books, has vowed to put a stop to the practice by requiring apps to explicitly ask permission to tap contacts. An Apple spokesman issued this statement to AllThingsD: …
Google Employs Kill Switch to Yank Apps
Techs can now remotely shut down unauthorized content from smartphones. Will governments be next to use this technology? View full post on computer security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Google ‘bouncer’ gets tough with Android malware apps
Developers making rogue apps for Google‘s Android platform, look out – the Bouncer is here. Bouncer, Google’s new security service for its Android platform, scans the Android Market and even developers’ accounts for potentially harmful apps and kicks them out, just like its real-life namesake. “Today we’re revealing a service…