Latest news
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Beware of fake Candy Crush apps on Google Play
19.03.2013
Whenever a mobile game becomes hugely popular, it also becomes a great way for scammers and malware peddlers to lure users into unknowingly installing malicious apps on their devices.
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Free Android malware analysis tool
18.03.2013
Bluebox Labs announced Dexter, a free tool to help researchers and enterprise security teams analyze applications for malware and vulnerabilities.
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Improving the security for Android embedded systems
11.03.2013
McAfee has delivered a whitelisting security solution for Android based embedded systems.
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End of 2012 saw five-fold increase of Android malware
27.02.2013
Android malware levels increased more than five-fold between September and December 2012, according to the February 2013 Internet Threats Trend Report issued by Commtouch at RSA Conference 2013 in San Francisco.
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Korean Android users targeted with SMS-stealing Trojan
26.02.2013
The popularity of Starbucks coffee shop coupon application is being misused by malware peddlers to target South Korean Android users and intercept their incoming text messages.
Spotlight

Is it time to professionalize information security?
Posted on 23 May 2013. | The issue of whether or not information security professionals should be licensed to practice has already been the topic of many a passionate debate.

Review: Logging and Log Management
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Every security practitioner should be aware of the overwhelming advantages of logging and perusing logs for discovering system intrusions. But logging and log management comes with its own set of difficulties.

Experts highlight top data breach vulnerabilities
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Hidden vulnerabilities lie in everyday activities that can expose personal information and lead to data breach, including buying gas with a credit card or wearing a pacemaker.

A closer look at Mega cloud storage
Posted on 21 May 2013. | Once a novelty, nowadays many cloud storage services are fighting for their piece of the market in the virtual world. Mega offers 50GB of free space with great pricing on Pro accounts.

The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.
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