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70 per cent of mobile users have insecure apps on their work devices.   According to research by Wandera, 2.4 per cent of employees are actively leaking passwords through use of such vulnerable apps, while over one in eight employees visited at least one site with malware during the last quarter.   Of the mobile threats detected by Wandera, 17 per cent originated from China. This is followed by Russia with 14 per cent, USA...

The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) has written to people potentially impacted by an intrusion on its email system. According to the letter, the breach may have exposed personally identifiable information and financial details of some of its employees. “The types of personal information that may be contained in the email accounts include social security numbers, deposit account numbers and insurance enrollment information,” the letter said. NDWA is an organisation that promotes state and national laws seeking standardization...

Good Technology has announced its acquisition of Macheen, a mobile cloud application service provider for connected devices and services.   Macheen offers a flexible cloud-based platform which enables mobile business models and connected service offerings which can be tailored to individual device and market segments. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.   Building on the company’s recent hassle-free BYOD announcement, this acquisition further enhances Good Technology’s capabilities to provide customers with embedded corporate data plan...

Analysis of a Flashlight iPhone app can ask for a “shocking” amount of user data when you download it, tapping everything from a calendar to my phone’s location engine to a camera.   According to Robert McMillan, writing for Wired, said that a Flashlight app was designed do location tracking, read my calendar, use my camera, gain access to unique numbers that identify my phone, and then share data with a number of ad networks, including...

McAfee, part of Intel Security, has announced a new line of security suites for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).   According to the company, McAfee Small Business Security suite is optimised for businesses with up to 25 devices. McAfee Small Business Security is customised for small businesses and offers protection for PCs, Macs and Android smartphones and tablets from viruses, malware and online threats.   A simple, centralised dashboard is easily accessible from the cloud...

The US Justice Department is restructuring its national security prosecution team to deal with cyber attacks and the threat of sensitive technology ending up in the wrong hands.   As part of the shift, the Justice Department has created a new position in the senior ranks of its national security division to focus on cyber security and prosecutor Luke Dembosky has been hired to fill the position.   The agency is also renaming its counter-espionage...

UK losses from online fraud have hit more than £670m a year.   However with many cases going unreported, the true economic cost is likely to be significantly higher. Just over half (51%) of the 2,075 people surveyed as part of Get Safe Online Week, said that they had been a victim of online crime, with 50 per cent saying that they felt either very or extremely violated by their ordeal.   However, fewer than a...

China has apparently hit Apple’s iCloud and Windows Live accounts and captured information after users were automatically redirected to spoofed login pages. The attack coincides with the China-wide release of the newest iPhone, and the redirection is effected at the Great Firewall level. According to the Greatfire blog, the man in the middle attack may be related to the increased security aspects of Apple’s new iPhone. "When details of the new iPhone were announced, we felt that...

Two men have been arrested on a charge of speeding, while also carrying 200 stolen credit cards, card swiping devices and personal data of hundreds of thousands customers.   Police in Texas stopped Stephen Parker of Detroit and Antoine Lee of Oak Park for speeding, and Police Chief Pete Verot of the City of Patten Village tells 7 Action News they called in federal agents and are going through all of the records.   It...

Bank of England Chief Information Security Officer Don Randall is to leave his post in the New Year to be replaced by William Brandon.   Brandon is believed to have shadowed Randall since September as part of a long but coordinated handover process, and while the former's new role is unclear at this point, sources indicate that it will involve less work than his current position.   Randall was previously the bank's head of security...