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Data and device security for domestic abuse survivors

August 13, 2019 0 Comments 2fa, Android, App Store, cloud storage, data security, device security, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic violence, encryption, end-to-end encryption, Google Play, Google Play Store, imessage, iOS, national domestic violence hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence, passcode, Privacy, secure messaging, Security, signal, spyware, Stalkerware, two-factor authentication, whatsapp, wire

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:33:22 +0000

Many domestic abuse survivors need help before stalkerware strikes. Here, we give basic advice on device security and protecting sensitive data.

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Privacy

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Security Sophos

Android users menaced by pre-installed malware

August 13, 2019 0 Comments Android, Chamois botnet, Google, Google Project Zero, malicious apps, Mobile, Operating Systems, play store, security threats, supply chain

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:16:09 +0000

Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone has found a new and concerning route for malware to find its way on to Android devices – malicious apps that have been factory pre-installed.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/vAwqo-IqEMU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

ComputerWorld Independent

The best privacy and security apps for Android

August 9, 2019 0 Comments Android, Mobile, Mobile Security, Privacy, Security

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 03:01:00 -0700

Let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat: If you’re looking for recommendations about Android security suites or other malware-scanning software, you’ve come to the wrong place.

Why? Because, like most people who closely study Android, I don’t recommend using those types of apps at all. Android malware isn’t the massive real-world threat it’s frequently made out to be, and Google Play Protect and other native Android features are more than enough to keep most devices safe.

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Security Sophos

Latest Android patches fix critical ‘QualPwn’ Wi-Fi flaws

August 7, 2019 0 Comments Android, Patching, QualPwn, Tencent, vulnerability, Wi-fi

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:51:31 +0000

The August 2019 security bulletin is out – and two of the critical flaws could allow an attacker to compromise the Android system kernel.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/m81QAZNMBuw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

Mobile Menace Monday: Dark Android Q rises

July 29, 2019 0 Comments Android, android Q beta, AndroidQ, app permissions, apps, Beta, developer's corner, Google, Mobile, Mobile Menace Monday, Privacy, Security

Credit to Author: Gleb Malygin| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 17:55:12 +0000

The Android Q operating system is being developed with privacy and security in mind. We take a look at both, examining new features intended for giving users better control of their devices and data.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Android security: Analysis, advice, and next-level knowledge

July 26, 2019 0 Comments Android, Mobile Security, Security

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:39:00 -0700

It’s tough to talk about Android security without venturing into sensational terrain.

A large part of that is due to the simple fact that the forces driving most Android security coverage are companies that make their money by selling Android security software — and thus companies with strong interests in pushing the narrative that every Android phone is on the perpetual brink of grave, unfathomable danger. Plus, let’s face it: A headline about 70 gazillion Android phones being vulnerable to the MegaMonsterSkullCrusher Virus is far more enticing than one explaining the nuanced realities of Android security.

In actuality, though, Android security is a complex beast — one with multiple layers in place to protect you and one that almost never warrants an alarmist attitude. I’ve been covering Android security closely since the platform’s earliest days, and I’ve busted more myths and called out more shameless publicity stunts than I can even count at this point.

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5 smart questions that'll smother most Android security scares

July 25, 2019 0 Comments Android, Operating Systems, Security, Software

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0700

I haven’t looked at today’s tech news too closely just yet, but I have a sneaking suspicion some evil-sounding virtual gremlin or other is probably on the brink of invading my smartphone, stealing my secrets, and setting me up for a lifetime of dread and despair.

He might even be covertly eating all the salty snacks from my kitchen this very second. ALL THE SALTY SNACKS, DAMN IT!

I don’t have to scan the headlines too closely to know there’s a decent chance of all of this happening — because all of this happens practically every other week here in the Android world. A solid few to several times a month, it seems, some hilariously named and made-to-seem-scary new piece of malware (ViperRat! Desert Scorpion! Ooga-Booga-Meanie-Monster!) is making its way onto our phones and into our lives. Or so we’re told, rather convincingly and repeatedly. (All right, so I may have made Ooga-Booga-Meanie-Monster up just now, but c’mon: It’s probably only a matter of time til we see something using that name.)

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Security Sophos

I telefoni Android ora possono essere chiavi di sicurezza per dispositivi iOS

July 23, 2019 0 Comments Android, Google, iOS, Per gli utenti

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 05:10:14 +0000

Siete utenti iOS, ma avete un telefono Android di riserva da qualche parte? Ora potete usarlo come chiave di accesso sicuro per i servizi online<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/0eKO_xq0XdQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Your Android’s accelerometer could be used to eavesdrop on your calls

July 23, 2019 0 Comments accelerometer, Android, eavesdropping, Google, Mobile, Operating Systems, Privacy, security threats, side-channel attacks, Spearphone, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:13:08 +0000

Researchers have created an attack called Spearphone that uses the motion sensors in Android phones to listen to phone calls, interactions with your voice assistant, and more.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/XizfSFAizIQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

Parental monitoring apps: How do they differ from stalkerware?

July 22, 2019 0 Comments Android, App Store, child monitoring, child monitoring apps, children's monitoring, children's monitoring apps, Circle with Disney, CitizenLab, Cornell University, digital monitoring, digital monitoring apps, Family Orbit, FlexiSpy, Gizmodo, Google Play, Google Play Store, Hoverwatch, Intimate Partner Violence, iOS, Kidguard, kids monitoring apps, MCCPTA, mspy, Nautilus, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, parental monitoring, parental monitoring apps, Predator in Your Pocket, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, spouseware, spyware, Stalkerware, surveillance, TeenSafe, UNICEF, University of Central Florida, Wait Until 8th

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

What are the differences between stalkerware apps and parental monitoring apps? What is an “acceptable” or “safe” parental monitoring app? And how can a parent know whether they’re downloading a “legitimate” parental monitoring app or instead a stalkerware app merely disguised as a tool for parents?

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Stalkerware

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