AI, IoT, & Mobile Security – The Week’s Best News – 2021.08.03
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security Apple releases patch for zero‑day flaw in iOS, iPadOS and macOS (WeLiveSecurity, Jul 28 2021) The vulnerability is under active exploitation by unknown attackers and affects a wide range of Apple’s products. Android Banking Trojan ‘Vultur’ Abusing Accessibility Services (SecurityWeek, […]
AI, IoT, & Mobile Security – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.27
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security An explosive spyware report shows limits of iOS, Android security (Ars Technica, Jul 24 2021) Amnesty International sheds alarming light on an NSO Group surveillance tool. A princess raced to escape Dubai’s powerful ruler. Then her phone appeared on the […]
AI, IoT, & Mobile Security – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.20
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security Private Israeli spyware used to hack journalists, activists worldwide (WAPO, Jul 19 2021) Military-grade spyware licensed by an Israeli firm to governments for tracking terrorists and criminals was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, […]
AI, IoT, & Mobile Security – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.13
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security We Got the Phone the FBI Secretly Sold to Criminals (VICE, Jul 08 2021) Anom’ phones used in an FBI honeypot are mysteriously showing up on the secondary market. We bought one. Voice cloning of growing interest to actors and […]
AI, IoT, & Mobile Security – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.06
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security Secure AI is the foundation of trustworthy AI (Help Net Security, Jun 30 2021) AI-based recommendation systems are used in many online services we enjoy today, including search engines, online shopping sites, streaming services, and social media. However, their growing […]
AI, IoT, & Mobile Security – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.29
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security New security measures to keep Google Play safe (Help Net Security, Jun 29 2021) Google is announcing two new security measures aimed at minimizing the number of malicious / potentially unwanted apps available for download from the Google Play Store: […]
AI, IoT, & Mobile Security – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.22
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security Bombshell Report Finds Phone Network Encryption Was Deliberately Weakened (VICE, Jun 17 2021) A new paper shows that two old encryption algorithms still used in mobile networks can be exploited to spy on phones’ internet traffic. The Future of Machine […]
AI, IoT, & Mobile Security – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.15
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security Detecting Deepfake Picture Editing (Schneier on Security, Jun 10 2021) “‘Markpainting’ is a clever technique to watermark photos in such a way that makes it easier to detect ML-based manipulation: An image owner can modify their image in subtle ways […]
AI, IoT, & Mobile Security – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.08
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security Trojan Shield: How the FBI Secretly Ran a Phone Network for Criminals (VICE, Jun 07 2021) New court records detail how the FBI turned encrypted phone company ‘Anom’ into a honeypot for organized crime. Hacker’s guide to deep-learning side-channel attacks: […]
AI, IoT, & Mobile Security – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.01
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security Most Mobile Apps Can Be Compromised in 15 Minutes or Less (Dark Reading, May 28 2021) In the name of releasing apps quickly and delivering a smooth user experience, mobile app security is often given short shrift. Amazon devices will […]