The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is about to close the door on the use of the short-messaging-service (SMS) system as a secondary method of validation for services and apps looking to set up two-factor authentication.
Snowden has teamed up with renewed hardware hacker Andrew "Bunnie" Huang with the intention of building a sophisticated iPhone case accessory that can signal a device attack by unwelcome third-parties.
A security researcher has found a major security flaw in iOS 9 that could allow password theft. Thankfully, the vulnerability has been patched in iOS 9.3.3. Here are the details.
Looks like Android 7.0 Nougat will be harder to root and modify as Google has introduced strictly enforced verified boot and error correction in the new operating system. Here's how this works.
Another day, another security flaw, and this time, it's Lenovo yet again who is at the center of the problem, although it appears that the fault lies with a firmware driver that was created by copying code created by Intel.
SIRIN LABS clearly thinks people want a device that offers a more robust and secure experience, and this week has launched the $17,000 SOLARIN smartphone as part of an effort to fill that void. Here are the details on it.
If you're one of the hundreds of millions of Facebook account holders who use the network's mobile app and Facebook Messenger platform to communicate on a daily basis, have you ever stopped to wonder just how secure your transmissions are? Facebook recently provided WhatsApp users with an additional level of security and privacy by introducing end-to-end encryption for all WhatsApp communications across all platforms, and now, according to a new report, it looks as though the company could be planning on bringing the same level of privacy to Facebook Messenger.
A new Touch ID rule in iOS 9 asks for a passcode after 8 hours of inactivity and the passcode not being used in the last six days. Here's what you need to know.
A new iOS app called System and Security Info can check whether a device is jailbroken or running non-Apple approved software, including malware. It can also show complete list of running processes on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
If you're a Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo user, you may want to change your password right now. A huge stash of hacked account credentials has been discovered being traded on web forums. Here's what you should know.
