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CISOs and CIOs: Protecting Traditional Endpoints Isn’t Enough

As government cyber teams feverishly perform damage control from the SolarWinds hack, one major question for CISOs and CIOs cannot be ignored: “Protecting traditional endpoints isn’t enough; how am I going to assess and protect my mobile devices?”   Threat visibility comes from sensors, and if your mobile devices don’t utilize […]

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P for Privacy – The Background Story of CVE-2020-9773

Affected Component: all iOS versions < 14.0 LSDIconCache Latest Vulnerable Version: iOS 13.7 Vendor: Apple, Inc. CVE: CVE-2020-9773 Disclosure Timeline Bug discovered: December 1st, 2019 Vendor notified: December 17th, 2019 First patch attempt: March 24th, 2020  Final patch released: September 15th, 2020 Summary A sandboxed application can circumvent updated iOS […]

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Top 3 Ways to Protect Microsoft Teams on BYO Mobile Devices

During a recent webinar on the Top Five Mobile Security Stories of a Crazy 2020, I listed my number one story around COVID-19 creating a situation unlike anything any of us have ever seen; yet one that will likely leave permanent changes in remote working and learning.  With the overnight […]

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FBI Warns of Wi-Fi Attacks Targeting Teleworkers at Hotels Due to COVID

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued an announcement encouraging Americans to exercise caution when using hotel wireless networks (Wi-Fi) for telework. The announcement – in-part – states, “FBI has observed a trend where individuals who were previously teleworking from home are beginning to telework from hotels. US hotels, […]

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Top 5 Mobile Security Stories of a Crazy 2020

2020 has been crazy… to say the least.  But in many ways, 2020 has thrust a huge spotlight on something we’ve known for quite some time – – mobile threats are real and mobile devices and apps need protection. It truly is crazy how many stories we’ve seen – and […]

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Dutch MIVD Joins U.S. DoD in Acknowledging Mobile Device Threats

Recently, the Military Intelligence and Security Service division of the Dutch Armed Forces Central Command warned that businesses no longer meet using smartphones or tablets.  According to De Telegraaf (use Google Translate to translate), the highest boss of the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) advises large companies no longer […]

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