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Lookout Mobile Security has identified hacked websites targeting Android devices, an attack vector previously only used to infect PCs with malware.
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” Mobile devices can expose users’ and
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Ignorance, as those in IT security know, is not bliss.
And, two new studies when viewed together show that consumer ignorance of the consequences of their actions coupled with enterprises' unawareness of their computing environment equal unacceptable risk.
===> Many organizations unduly place themselves at risk by allowing access to their computers by mobile devices used by employees who download apps without understanding their consequences. That doesn't seems like a smart information risk management policy; actually, it doesn't seem like a policy at all. <===
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Facebook login credentials could be lifted from smartphones because the site is not encrypting the sensitive data on iOS and Android devices. Via Gust MEES
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Network Security and More
“Nowadays, you have to have a layer past the firewall that we didn’t have to deal with when we simply said no to user-owned devices,” he says. “Now all of a sudden, you have multiple points of entry at different levels of access, and that requires more diligence.” One key to maintaining adequate security, Knezek and other experts say, is to have multiple networks: one for Wi-Fi traffic, one for district business and for other secure information for teachers and administrators only, and one for students and outside users of the district’s Web site. Via Gust MEES
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February 29, 2012 — Network World — America's intelligence agency, the National Security Agency (NSA), today disclosed how it's going to handle mobile security.
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Android malware samples had increased from 400 to 13,302 in six months.
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Analysts with Lookout Mobile Security have found websites that have been hacked to deliver malicious software to devices running Android, an apparent new attack vector crafted for the mobile operating system.
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The Security, Privacy and Legal Implications of BYOD
Unfortunately, BYOD raises significant data security and privacy concerns, which can lead to potential legal and liability risk. Many companies are having to play catch-up to control these risks.
===> This blogpost identifies and explores some of the key privacy and security legal concerns associated with BYOD, including “reasonable” BYOD security, BYOD privacy implications, and security and privacy issues related to BYOD incident response and investigations. <===
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We are at an interesting tipping point in terms of Internet access. We have just passed the point where there are more mobile devices on ...
Secret knowledge stored in the human memory remains the most widely used means of human-computer authentication.
Think of it as something you know, in contrast to biometrics (something you are) or hardware tokens (something you have). If that secret is to be something as simple as a four digit PIN, then it really is vital that it is as random as possible.
So, choose a PIN that cannot be easily related to you, and certainly not something that you might easily pick up from information in your wallet.
===> Better still, consider one of the newer forms of securing your mobile device and abandon those old-fashioned PINs!!! <===
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If you think Android phones are immune from malware, listen up: you need to protect yourself. A recent exploit that stole personal data shows why.
There are a few anti-malware apps for Android, including Norton Antivirus & Security, and McAfee Mobile Security among others. Those can help, but they won’t catch everything.
To really be secure, you also have to pay attention to the permissions an app is looking for when you’re installing...if a game is looking for access to your contact list, think twice before accepting. But in some cases, even that isn’t enough, because this particular exploit didn’t even ask for permissions.
===> Ultimately, you should be trying to only get apps from trusted sources. <===
And you should always try to check around to be sure that an app is safe before installing it on an impulse. Just the same what you used to do (or should have done) on your PC.
The more things change…
Read more: http://www.itworldcanada.com/blogs/android/2012/04/02/android-malware-the-more-things-change/63570/#ixzz1qtiS0RTd
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Antiviren-Software auf dem PC ist heute so selbstverständlich wie das Schloss an der Haustür – nur bei Smartphones nicht. Wir zeigen, wie Sie Handy-Schädlinge abwehren.
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French computer crime investigators have charged two men in connection with money-making malware that targets Android smartphone users.
The men, who were charged in the Bobigny area of Paris, are suspected of infecting more than 2000 Android devices with the Foncy Trojan horse.
According to the French authorities, the two men alleged to be behind the malware earned up to 100,000 Euros from the scheme.
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