Mobile Security


Unlock Your Smartphone with a Tattoo

Unlock Your Smartphone with a Tattoo

Place a round, nickel-sized sticker on your skin where it’s easily accessible and tap your smartphone on the sticker to unlock it.

The Ultimate Cybersecurity Fix

The Ultimate Cybersecurity Fix

Typewriter sales in German economy boom as tool to thwart cyber spying.

Verizon to Offer Rewards with Tracking Consent

Verizon to Offer Rewards with Tracking Consent

Mobile provider will offer rewards, with a catch.

CCTV Takes Shot at Apple Regarding Cybersecurity

CCTV Takes Shot at Apple Regarding Cybersecurity

Apple customers warned to be aware of security risks on their iPhones.

How to Create a Strong and Unique Password

How to Create a Strong and Unique Password

Complete with an example of a strong, unique password with a surprise at the end, this is a must-read!

Researchers at Avast Find that Data Remains on Phone After Factory Reset

Researchers at Avast Find that Data Remains on Phone After Factory Reset

Security software company found over 40,000 photos plus 750 emails and texts.

The Need for Enterprise Mobile Duress

The Need for Enterprise Mobile Duress

When most people think of school violence, they immediately think of school shootings. The media saturation that covers these shootings makes it unavoidable. however, school shootings are only the most extreme and rarest example of school violence.

Getting Smarter

The ELERTS Campus app is designed for broader use among students, teachers and residents in keeping with the national “See Something, Say Something” campaign.



Android Smartphones House Pre-installed Spyware

Android Smartphones House Pre-installed Spyware

Integrated with the smartphone's firmware, it is impossible to remove or disable the malicious app.

Smart Hoodie Could Add New Layer of Security

Smart Hoodie Could Add New Layer of Security

GSM radio sewn into sweatshirt allows different gestures to trigger different text messages to be sent to smartphone contact.

SecurityTronix Announces Free Download of Advanced Mobile App

Designed for company's DVRs and Hybrid DVR standalone recorders to allow more control of surveillance system in palm of users hand.

iOS 8 Adds TouchID Support for All Apps

iOS 8 Adds TouchID Support for All Apps

Just imagine unlocking your phone, buying apps and giving other apps permission to use your phone's fingerprint scanner for authentication.

HID Global and Tamoco Report Successful and Secure NFC Mobile Promotion at Tribeca Film Festival

Tamoco utilized HID Trusted Tag Services to provide film lovers with the ability to use their Near Field Communications (NFC) enabled smartphone to receive Tribeca Film Festival tickets.

App Review: MamaBear App Increases Communication, Leading to Enhanced Safety

App Review: MamaBear App Increases Communication, Leading to Enhanced Safety

Engaging on Twitter leads to discover of app to help parents keep their children safe via open communication and allowing the child to be an advocate for their own safety.

E-Mobilizing Emergency Management

While most organizations have developed highly sophisticated, comprehensive emergency plans, they are often lacking the communication vehicle to meaningfully convey them and make them accessible to a wide audience before, during and after an event. Mobile devices provide a simple, efficient and secure channel to proactively get the most up-to-date plans and best practices into the right hands and mitigate overall risk.

KS Mobile Announces New CM Security Heartbleed Scanner App

KS Mobile Announces New CM Security Heartbleed Scanner App

Heartbleed scanner identifies over 1,700 vulnerable mobile apps.

Blackboard and LiveSafe Partner to Enhance Campus Safety through Mobile Communications

Collaboration aims to help more students connect with campus safety officials.

Yishay Yovel directs IBM Security

The Return of the Wild West: Securing Enterprise Mobile Applications Against Evolving Threats

To secure the mobile workforce at the age of BYOD, IT security professionals and line-of-business executives must consider how mobility impacts their business risk profile.

Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Digital Security

Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Digital Security

Protect your digital life with this checklist of must-do security tasks.

R.I.P. Password

R.I.P. Password

A short but close look at the murder of the password by biometrics, from the mainframe to the smartphone.

Featured

  • Ransomware Attacks Rise for the First Time in Six Months

    Ransomware attacks have risen for the first time in six months, increasing by 28% month-on-month to 421 attacks. While overall attack volume remained below 500, the uptick may signal a renewed escalation heading into the year’s most active period for cyber criminals. Read Now

  • Report: 47 Percent of Security Service Providers Are Not Yet Using AI or Automation Tools

    Trackforce, a provider of security workforce management platforms, today announced the launch of its 2025 Physical Security Operations Benchmark Report, an industry-first study that benchmarks both private security service providers and corporate security teams side by side. Based on a survey of over 300 security professionals across the globe, the report provides a comprehensive look at the state of physical security operations. Read Now

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  • Identity Governance at the Crossroads of Complexity and Scale

    Modern enterprises are grappling with an increasing number of identities, both human and machine, across an ever-growing number of systems. They must also deal with increased operational demands, including faster onboarding, more scalable models, and tighter security enforcement. Navigating these ever-growing challenges with speed and accuracy requires a new approach to identity governance that is built for the future enterprise. Read Now

  • Eagle Eye Networks Launches AI Camera Gun Detection

    Eagle Eye Networks, a provider of cloud video surveillance, recently introduced Eagle Eye Gun Detection, a new layer of protection for schools and businesses that works with existing security cameras and infrastructure. Eagle Eye Networks is the first to build gun detection into its platform. Read Now

  • Report: AI is Supercharging Old-School Cybercriminal Tactics

    AI isn’t just transforming how we work. It’s reshaping how cybercriminals attack, with threat actors exploiting AI to mass produce malicious code loaders, steal browser credentials and accelerate cloud attacks, according to a new report from Elastic. Read Now

New Products

  • A8V MIND

    A8V MIND

    Hexagon’s Geosystems presents a portable version of its Accur8vision detection system. A rugged all-in-one solution, the A8V MIND (Mobile Intrusion Detection) is designed to provide flexible protection of critical outdoor infrastructure and objects. Hexagon’s Accur8vision is a volumetric detection system that employs LiDAR technology to safeguard entire areas. Whenever it detects movement in a specified zone, it automatically differentiates a threat from a nonthreat, and immediately notifies security staff if necessary. Person detection is carried out within a radius of 80 meters from this device. Connected remotely via a portable computer device, it enables remote surveillance and does not depend on security staff patrolling the area.

  • ResponderLink

    ResponderLink

    Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com company and a global leader in gunshot detection solutions, has introduced ResponderLink, a groundbreaking new 911 notification service for gunshot events. ResponderLink completes the circle from detection to 911 notification to first responder awareness, giving law enforcement enhanced situational intelligence they urgently need to save lives. Integrating SDS’s proven gunshot detection system with Noonlight’s SendPolice platform, ResponderLink is the first solution to automatically deliver real-time gunshot detection data to 911 call centers and first responders. When shots are detected, the 911 dispatching center, also known as the Public Safety Answering Point or PSAP, is contacted based on the gunfire location, enabling faster initiation of life-saving emergency protocols.

  • QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC)

    QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC)

    The latest Qualcomm® Vision Intelligence Platform offers next-generation smart camera IoT solutions to improve safety and security across enterprises, cities and spaces. The Vision Intelligence Platform was expanded in March 2022 with the introduction of the QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC), which delivers superior artificial intelligence (AI) inferencing at the edge.