Google Play Conducts 200 Million Security scans per Day
Google has enacted a system through Google play for Android devices called Verify Apps. The latest Android Security State of the Union includes clarification about what the company scans is your phone through Google Play-downloaded apps as well as apps you have downloaded elsewhere. Google has gathered and compiled a wide range of Android data: […]
US declares National emergency over Cyberattacks
US President, Barack Obama has set out plans to use economic sanctions against cyber attackers and companies that benefit from the online theft of secrets. An executive order has been signed today which authorizes a set of new sanctions to be imposed on cyber attackers involved in hacking into the network of US companies or […]
You can now opt out of Verizon’s ‘supercookie’ tracking program
Verizon has been spotted this past January for loading “supercookie” with every smartphone. Like more traditional Internet cookies, supercookies track users’ online behavior to serve them up targeted advertisements, but unlike regular cookies, supercookies are impossible for users to delete. Mobile devices on the carrier’s network include a Unique Identifier Header, or UIDH. This is […]
BeEF – Browser Exploitation Tutorial Kali Linux
BeEF is short for The Browser Exploitation Framework. It is a penetration testing tool that focuses on the web browser. Amid growing concerns about web-borne attacks against clients, including mobile clients, BeEF allows the professional penetration tester to assess the actual security posture of a target environment by using client-side attack vectors. Unlike other security […]