Mobile Security
TikTok Abused Kids’ Data — UK Fines it $16 Million
$8.50 per child: UK regulator punishes TikTok at 5.5% of revenue. Says app illegally tracked children ...
Western Digital Hacked: ‘My Cloud’ Data Dead (Even Local Storage!)
Déjà Vu: Hack of WD systems leads to My Cloud service outage. Owners unable to access files ...
We’ve Been Using Email Since 1971—It’s Time We Make it Secure
An estimated 333 billion emails were sent and received daily worldwide in 2022. Email is one of the most important communication tools used today. It’s also a powerful, accessible, effective and low-cost ...
What You Need to Know About Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA)
Photo by Claudel Rheault on Unsplash Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) is the #1 vulnerability in the OWASP API Security Project’s API Security Top Ten in 2019. Using BOLA, an attacker exploits ...
China and India present new Challenges and Opportunities for Mobile App Developers
Pinduoduo Malware highlights the need for App Attestation on a Global Scale The recent Pinduoduo hack may have impacted over 700 million users in China, and highlights the need for mobile app ...
“Ensuring Your Mobile App’s Security: The Importance of Mobile Application Security Testing”
Introduction Mobile applications have assimilated into our daily life. We primarily rely on these apps to make daily tasks easier, from placing restaurant orders to calling a cab. Testing for mobile application ...
Cybersecurity Risk Quantification: A New Way to Understand Risks
Digital fraud and cybersecurity risks are always with us, and they’re constantly changing as businesses open new channels and adopt new technologies that criminals work to exploit. Data breaches are an especially ...
Cybersecurity Leaders Stressed Over Email Security
Email is the most relied-on means of communication for businesses, but it also poses a significant risk due to the combined threats of inbound phishing attacks, human error and data exfiltration leading ...
Why You Should Opt Out of Sharing Data With Your Mobile Provider
A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and ...
FINALLY! FCC Acts on SMS Scam-Spam — But Will It Work?
Federal Communications Commission rules to block illegal text messages. What took you so long? ...
