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SchmooCon to Cover Hot Mobile Security Topics

The ShmooCon security conference takes place in Washington D.C. this weekend. There will be a good number of mobile and embedded talks, covering attacks on and defense of Bluetooth, Android, NFC, RFID, and more. Disposable computers A number of years ago at DefCon a team of penetration testers showed how to infiltrate a corporate network Read more…

Tags: Android, Bluetooth, iphone, mobile security, NFC, RFID, SchmooCon

No Winners at QR Code Roulette

Last year a friend had a bright idea for a party game that involved a series of QR codes in a circle on paper. He called it QR Code Roulette. Unlike the gambling game, selecting the right 2D barcode did not make you a winner. It turned out that every QR code contained a URL Read more…

Tags: Android, exploits, iphone, mobile malware

Mac Users Face Growing Malware Threats

Apple users should be on the lookout for fake antivirus software and other malware targeting the Mac platform, McAfee warns While it used to be that Mac users felt somewhat insulated from the variety of malware threats circulating the web, cybercriminals have noted the growing popularity of Apple products and are now distributing malware aimed Read more…

Tags: Apple, consumer threat alert, fake anti-virus software, iPad, iphone, mac, malware

The State Of Mobile Security—New Report From McAfee And Carnegie Mellon University

Today, McAfee released its first report focused on the current state of mobile security. The report, titled “Mobility and Security: Dazzling Opportunities, Profound Challenges,” was developed with Carnegie Mellon University to look at security from both the eyes of the senior IT professional and the general end users of mobile devices in the workplace. Key Read more…

Tags: Android, consumerization of IT, data loss, enterprise, iPad, iphone, Mobile, mobile security, smartphones

A ShmooCon Preview

It’s always tough to get a ticket for Washington D.C.’s ShmooCon hacker conference. Just over 1,200 tickets were available in three rounds of ticket sales for the January 28-30 event. It’s a sign of the conference’s popularity that each round sold out in under 10 seconds. At about a third of the size of a larger conference like Read more…

Tags: Android, Cybercrime, exploits, iphone, malware, mobile security, online banking

27th Chaos Communications Congress: Mobile Security and More

The 27th Chaos Communications Congress (27C3), a computer security conference held in Berlin, has offered several good mobile and embedded security talks in the past few days. SMS-based vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities in mobile phone radios, and laptop rootkits that infect peripheral chips instead of the main CPU were among some of the new research presented. Day 1 Read more…

Tags: Android, iphone, mobile devices and security threats, mobile security

‘Antid0te’ Coming to Boost Security for Jailbroken iPhones

Jailbreaking your iOS device used to simply be about gaining some freedom–getting root access, installing native apps, and adding or modifying themes. The worst that could happen would be running into a slightly malicious installation package. Then we met the OSX/RRoll family of worms that actively went after jailbroken devices. Part of the risk came from insecure defaults Read more…

Tags: exploit, iphone, mobile devices and security threats, mobile security, vulnerability

Mobile Browsers: Trouble Comes in Threes

In the last week there have been a few vulnerability disclosures for mobile web browsers. These threats affect a number of smart-phone platforms: Android (Google), WebOS (Palm), and iOS (Apple). Although all three platforms have their own apps and environments, it’s interesting that they’re all vulnerable through the same entry point of the mobile browser. Data stealing: Android Read more…

Tags: Android, iphone, mobile security, personal information over mobile phones, vulnerability, web security

iBots? Mobile phone network 0wnage

Some of the most interesting research on mobile botnets is being done in the lab.  Security researchers Collin Mulliner and Jean Pierre Seifert have put together a robust Proof-of-Concept (PoC) iPhone botnet. Their research was presented at the 5th International Conference on Malicious and Unwanted Software (MALWARE 2010) last week.  In a presentation titled “Rise Read more…

Tags: Apple, botnets, Cybercrime, Data Protection, Endpoint Protection, iphone, Mobile, mobile security, research

A New, Cool “Protection” Tool for Your Kid’s Apple Device

Recently, I was sitting on the couch watching The Tonight Show when the couch suddenly began to vibrate.  I immediately turned to my eldest cyber son and said, “Is that your phone buzzing.” But it wasn’t his phone.  He reached into the couch cushions and pulled out his younger brother’s cell phone.  Cyber son #2 had Read more…

Tags: cybermom, Family Safety, iPad, iphone, itouch, McAfee Family Protection