The recent Tesco Bank hack has left the retail banking world reeling, searching for answers and more effective ways to secure networks against future attacks. It has been revealed weaknesses in the bank’s mobile applications left the door open for cybercriminals to brute force their way in and take more than £2.5 million of customers’ money. Worse still, the bank had been warned by several security experts of this weakness prior to the attack. How...
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A new global research initiative conducted by BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in secure mobile communications, finds that despite extensive resources dedicated to mobile security, many IT decision-makers remain concerned about the level of vulnerabilities that persist. The study surveyed 1,000 executives from seven countries across a wide range of vertical industries, including financial services, government and healthcare. The survey reveals that 73 percent of organisations have a mobile security strategy...
Read moreF-Secure has launched Freedome for Business to help businesses secure BYOD and company-owned fleets of mobile devices. A corporate version of F-Secure’s Freedome app, the company said that it retains the consumer variant’s popular one-button interface, but adds a comprehensive set of business-oriented features to help companies protect their data and network security. The software integrates three different types of protection that are important for modern companies into a single, cloud-based security service: encrypted communications,...
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A survey of 500 IT professionals has revealed that over a third were to be personally compromised if they were to lose their mobile device. The survey, carried out at IP Expo by ESET, found that 39 per cent said that if they were to lose their phone, some of the photos and information they have stored on the device could compromise them. Also, 46 per cent of respondents admitted that if they were to...
Read moreZscaler, the global security cloud for the mobile enterprise, today announced a strategic partnership with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., to provide the industry’s first enterprise-ready mobile security solution. The deep integration of the Zscaler security cloud with Samsung KNOX, a secure Android platform for enterprise mobility, provides a streamlined, enterprise-ready solution for both Samsung and Zscaler customers. This enterprise-grade mobile security solution from Zscaler and Samsung is made possible by extending the security and compliance...
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