Apps Sending Plain HTTP Put Personal Data at Risk
At the AVAR Conference in November 2014, McAfee Labs presented how to exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability of the Costco...
Every Step You Take, Every Call You Make: Is Your Phone Watching You?
Imagine a world where every mobile move you make – each text message and phone call – is broadcast to...
What is Ransomware?
Imagine that you want to pull up a certain file on your computer. You click on the file and suddenly...
WhatsApp with End-to-End Encryption?
Throughout the past year, many mobile messaging apps have come under fire for inherent security vulnerabilities. This month, WhatsApp (one...
Should You Use Near-Field Communications?
Have you ever wondered what kind of superpower you’d have? I’ve always wanted to send messages and ideas with my...
Is This Your Photo? No, It’s SMS Spam With Mobile Malware
One of the most important concerns of Internet users is privacy. For this reason one of the most effective phishing...
Chinese Trojan Hooks Macs, iPhones
“Distrust and caution are the parents of security”–Benjamin Franklin A recent threat targeting Chinese users of Mac OS X and...
App Inventor Enables the Easy Creation of Malicious Apps
In today’s increasingly connected society, heaps of new mobile apps are cropping up every day. It no longer takes a...
Android’s CyanogenMod Vulnerable to Zero-Day Threat
Have you installed CyanogenMod on your Android device? If yes, you’re likely vulnerable to a newly discovered zero-day threat (an...
Banks are Using Biometric Measures to Protect Against Fraud
When thinking about biometric security, one might picture Mission Impossible-like retinal scanning or fingerprint reading technology a la the iPhone...
