Tag: security
Koler.A ransomware blackmails you for bad judgment
Proving again that mobile security is also only as good as your own vigilance, a new type of Android malware has been unearthed....
Samsung Galaxy S5 now secured with KNOX 2.0
Samsung has announced the availability of KNOX 2.0 on the Galaxy S5. Samsung KNOX, as many will remember, is a security setup aimed at...
Pwn Phone 2014 outfits Nexus 5 for pentesting weapons
Pwnie Express is delivering yet another mobile tool to help security experts in their quest to harden their or their employer's networks. This time,...
LastPass update brings Galaxy S5 fingerprint authentication
Galaxy S5 users were always able to unlock their handset using the fingerprint scanner. PayPal also added support shortly after the handset launched. Well,...
Blackphone secure Android smartphone to use NVIDIA Tegra 4i
The security focused Blackphone was being shown back in February during Mobile World Congress. We managed to get a bit of hand-on time with...
Viber transmits and stores images and videos insecurely
After the security scandals that rocked Snapchat, and later WhatsApp, it is now Viber's turn to get the hot seat. The instant messaging...
AVG Vault keeps files on your device secret and safe
AVG has just announced the latest member of its family of security software and services. With AVG Vault, users can entrust their private files,...
Facebook report highlights censorship
Faacebook is saying which countries are censoring their news feed in a global transparency report, which covers the second half of 2013. According to...
Google updates Android security, app scanning
Google has announced an update to their app security protocol for Android, which will now continuously scan your devices for nefarious app activity. Prior...
Heartbleed only an issue for Android 4.1.1
There has been plenty of talk regarding "Heartbleed" lately. For those who may have somehow missed that story, the simple version is that Heartbleed...
Samsung Galaxy S5 from Verizon and US Cellular to sport anti-theft features
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman made an announcement today that sounds both strange and hopeful. Samsung,...
Russian ministers switch from Apple to Samsung over US spying concerns
Confirming observations made by journalists, Russian minister Nikolai Nikiforov said that Russian government officials have swapped their iPads for Samsung's tablets not so long...