TikTok accounts spreading scam apps for iOS and Android
Avast has discovered rogue TikTok accounts promoting adware scam apps on iOS and Android. To compound matters, these are apps that have been approved in both vendors app stores. It raises, again,...
View ArticleApple T2 security chip fatally flawed
The Apple T2 security chip is fatally flawed according to a blog from Niels Hoffman at Belgian cybersecurity services company ironPeak Consulting. It basis its analysis of work carried out by five...
View ArticleApple profits up but shares go down
Apple has reported its FY20/Q4 results showing that sales continue to increase, despite the global lockdown and a drop in sales in China. Despite the overall increase in sales, its share price...
View ArticleTento Health gets Google and Apple app store listing
Tento Health has arrived on the Apple and Google app stores with its Tento Wallet and Tento Authenticator apps. Both are listed under the medical record and health categories on the two app stores....
View ArticleGraphcore continues meteoric rise with new funding round
Graphcore, the UK semiconductor company with a dedicated artificial intelligence chip, has closed a Series E funding round. It has raised US $222 million which values the company at over $2.77 billion....
View ArticleThree active exploits hit Apple device users
Apple has released iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 to address three vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited. The company has provided very little detail on the vulnerabilities reported by an...
View ArticleSD Worx launches mobile app assistant in UK
SD Worx has launched the SD Worx Assistant onto the UK market. The application is not new and has been available on the continent for some time. The first reference to the tool is a short video in Feb...
View ArticleWill Microsoft buy messaging platform Discord?
Messaging platform Discord is considering putting itself up for sale, with Microsoft currently considered the most likely buyer. The deal, which Bloomberg says could be worth more than US$10 billion,...
View ArticleSecurity risks associated with mobile device usage have surged in recent times
Analysis of Android phones last year revealed that 27% of the average user’s daily waking hours were spent looking at their mobiles in April 2020. This is up by a fifth on 2019, and interestingly, much...
View ArticleFleeceware scams raking in the money
Fleeceware scams are raking in the money on the Google and Apple app stores, according to security researchers at Avast. Its latest investigation has uncovered 204 fleeceware apps with over a billion...
View ArticleApple and Google block NHS Covid-19 update
Apple and Google have blocked the NHS Covid-19 app update after it broke the rules. The agreement between the tech giants and the NHS is very clear that the app may not share location data. The latest...
View ArticleApple hit by a series of security concerns
Apple has always been very protective of the security of its operating systems. It is one of the keys to its kingdom that have allowed it to charge for its app store and suffer far fewer negative...
View ArticlePulseway launches Siri shortcuts
Pulseway has again improved the capability of its mobile-first, cloud-first remote monitoring and management solution. This time it has added Siri Shortcuts. Enterprise Times spoke with Marius Mihalec,...
View ArticleApple’s XProtect completely fails to detect new AdLoad campaign
Apple’s XProtect is completely failing to detect the latest AdLoad campaign. The claim comes from SentinelLabs, who goes on to say: “Some of these samples have been known to have also been blessed by...
View ArticleProjectManager unveils mobile app
ProjectManager has announced a redesign of its mobile app. With approximately 86% of teams working remotely, ProjectManager research (Registration Required), shows the ability to work anywhere and at...
View ArticleHow Kraljic’s Predictions Around Supplier Collaboration Still Hold True Three...
Supply chain disruptions in the run-up to Christmas were widely documented. Amazon issued warnings to customers to “buy early to avoid disappointment”. These disruptions threatened to cause low stock...
View ArticleAlphabet beats Amazon to be the US-based most valuable internet company
According to Bankless Times, Alphabet has taken over from Amazon to be the most valuable US-based internet company. In the last year, Alphabet’s market cap has grown from US$1.39 trillion to $1.788...
View ArticleApple Google and Microsoft expand support for FIDO
Apple, Google and Microsoft expand support for FIDO sounds like the opening line of a joke. However, it is anything but, and it is a great move by all three companies. The goal is to deliver expanded...
View ArticleBrits still failing when it comes to password hygiene
Brits are still failing badly when it comes to password hygiene according to a new study by Beyond Identity. It seems one in four just can’t help themselves when it comes to using the names of their...
View ArticleLastPass announces passwordless login via the LastPass Authenticator
LastPass customers now have passwordless access to their vault and sites through the LastPass Authenticator. LastPass claims to be the first password manager solution to offer this option. It will be...
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