All posts by Richard Melick

Richard Melick
Author: Richard Melick
Mobile Threat Intelligence. View the author's experience and accomplishments on LinkedIn.

Posts by Richard Melick:

Pegasus Spyware Resurfaces with Newly Revealed Zero-Click Vulnerability

On September 13, The Citizen Lab revealed new research surrounding the Pegasus spyware campaign, presenting further details around their discovery of a zero-click vulnerability targeting Apple devices across the entire endpoint ecosystem. In response to the disclosure, Apple has released security updates for all their devices from mobile to desktop. […]

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IDC Research Validates Mobile Endpoints Are Under Attack

Mobile security is critical to supporting the modern workspace and Zero Trust If there was one thing that has been said more than anything over the past year it’s that the corporate environment has changed. This distributed workforce shift we have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced growth […]

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Sideloaded Applications: The Risk of Fewer Restrictions

Would you trust an application on your device from a third-party app store? Would you trust that same app store on the endpoints connected to your corporate infrastructure? The premise of a third-party app store is relatively innocent on the surface, with hundreds of repositories set up to enable mobile […]

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Android Trojans Infect APKPure and Huawei App Stores

Two new active and aggressive Android Trojan variants have been discovered in the wild, impacting users taking advantage of two alternatives, non-Google Play app stores (“third-party” app stores). The discoveries are examples of how malware can spread through other sources outside of Google Play, and highlight the importance of sideloading […]

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Gartner 2021 Market Guide for Mobile Threat Defense

“Security and risk management leaders who need to strengthen their mobile security posture should adopt MTD products to improve their overall security hygiene.” – Gartner Gartner recently published the 2021 Market Guide for Mobile Threat Defense report, and the analyst firm continued to highlight the importance of enterprise adoption of […]

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