Mobile threats stories

Jan Sysmans, who is the Mobile App Security Evangelist at Appdome, joins us today to tell us more about Appdome and the importance of mobile app security.

StarHub has launched its Mobile Threat Defence solution to address the increasing threat of mobile security breaches encountered by enterprises.

Zimperium has revealed details of a newly discovered Android threat campaign that has been stealing Facebook credentials from unsuspecting users since 2018.

Norton Labs successfully blocked 1.3 million threats in NZ during September, thwarting phishing attempts, mobile threats, file threats, ransomware attacks.

More than a third (35%) of New Zealanders encounter scams on a weekly basis, according to research commissioned by Avast.

Stalkerware impacted over 32,000 Kaspersky mobile users globally last year, highlighting the need to tackle this issue, says Kaspersky.

Cybercriminals are forgoing low hanging fruit to target banking and gaming, according to a new mobile threat report from Kaspersky.

Trend Micro has joined VMware’s Mobile Security Alliance this week, as the companies seek to tackle the growing number of mobile security threats.

Concerns about the security of the Internet of Things (IoT) are growing, even though professionals are ill-equipped to address the threat, according to research by Pwnie Express.

A persistent and sophisticated SMS phishing campaign is currently targeting mobile banking customers in both Australia and New Zealand.

In a rapidly changing threat landscape, heuristics aren't enough. Rob Collins, WatchGuard Technologies senior systems engineer, APAC, explains why behavioural analysis is the next frontier.