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Smartphones: which one do you like best?

by Carole Theriault on May 1, 2012 | 4 Comments

Which is the better smartphone choice: iPhone, Android, Blackberry? Which is most secure? Check out what Naked Security readers thought, and take the chance to have your say.

Fake Instagram app infects Android devices with malware

by Graham Cluley on April 18, 2012 | 18 Comments

Tempted to try out the much talked about Instagram app? Well, be careful where you get it from - as malware authors are distributing malware disguised as the popular app.

Contactless payment cards raise security concern - but is there a much older problem?

by Prof Alan Woodward on March 28, 2012 | 12 Comments

A TV news report raises concern about the NFC-enabled contactless cards being used by Barclays banking customers. Professor Alan Woodward explores what he believes to be the real issue.

Lost your mobile? You're not alooooooone...

by Carole Theriault on March 22, 2012 | 9 Comments

I have left phones in airplanes, in cabs, at friends' houses, etc...it is embarrassing really. But it turns out I'm not the only one.

Updated: Serious security hole in iOS 5.1? Perhaps not..

by Graham Cluley on March 8, 2012 | 10 Comments

Serious security hole in iOS 5.1: Your iPhone/iPad isn't locked

Is iOS 5.1 allowing people to access your iPhone or iPad without a pass code? Perhaps not, but we were duped!

iPhone 5 tester SMS text scam hits cellphone users

by Graham Cluley on February 15, 2012 | 6 Comments

iPhone 5 tester SMS text scam hits mobile users

Want to test an iPhone 5? Sorry - but it's an SMS text spam campaign sent to mobile phone users.

Is Google Bouncer going to bounce all malware from the Android Market?

by Vanja Svajcer on February 3, 2012 | 4 Comments

Google has pleasantly surprised the mobile malware research community when it announced yesterday that Android apps are analysed for malicious behavior before being allowed onto the Android Market, but is it all good news? Vanja Svajcer, Sophos Principal Researcher, investigates.

Sophos Security Threat Report 2012 - seeing through the hype

by Paul Ducklin on January 25, 2012 | Leave a comment

We know you're probably sceptical of "state of the world" reports from vendors. For all you can tell, they'll turn out to be thinly-digsuised advertorial, unreconstructed product brochures, or worse.

We like to do things differently. Find out how!

Is your smartphone telling every website you visit your telephone number?

by Graham Cluley on January 25, 2012 | 55 Comments

O2 mobile users in the UK are venting on Twitter today, fuming at their discovery that their phone number is being shared with every website that they visit over the network.

But users of other mobile phone networks may be also affected.

Free Amazon.com gift card promotion is a Facebook scam

by Graham Cluley on January 23, 2012 | 2 Comments

Gift card scams are a common sight on Facebook, and this weekend it has been the turn of Amazon.com to be the brand used by cybercriminals as a way of making them cash.

Apple iPad 2 and iPhone 4S finally fall to jailbreakers

by Paul Ducklin on January 22, 2012 | 5 Comments

Apple's most hacker-resistant hardware to date - the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4S, which are built around the Apple A5 chip - can now be jailbroken.

Should you rush to slither free of Apple's fiscal tentacles?

SSCC 80 - Mobile security podcast with Vanja Svajcer

by Chester Wisniewski on January 22, 2012 | 2 Comments

In this week's podcast, Vanja Svajcer joins Chet to talk about the mobile security landscape. Topics discussed include mobile malware, theft, application markets and advice on securing your smartphone.

Microsoft offers free Windows phones to Android malware victims

by Graham Cluley on December 13, 2011 | 14 Comments

Free Windows phones are being offered by Microsoft to users who describe their Android malware problems.

Carrier IQ clears the air on spying allegations

by Chester Wisniewski on December 2, 2011 | 5 Comments

Carrier IQ was interviewed today by AllThingsD and explained in detail what their application for smartphones does and does not do.

Carrier IQ snoops on US cell users - Spyware or service monitoring tool?

by Chester Wisniewski on December 1, 2011 | 8 Comments

Researcher Trevor Eckhart posted information showing that US mobile carriers were installing a rootkit on mobile phones that can record location, keystrokes and other sensitive data to mobile carriers. It can be included on Android, Nokia, Blackberry and other tablets causing privacy concerns among users.

Beware Facebook lottery email scams!

by Graham Cluley on October 24, 2011 | 32 Comments

Congratulations! You've won the Facebook lottery!

But hang on - you never entered a Facebook lottery, so why do you think you've won one?

Has Siri left your iPhone 4S unlocked?

by Graham Cluley on October 19, 2011 | 24 Comments

Apple's new "Siri" feature, the voice-activated personal assistant built into the iPhone 4S, leaves owners' spanking new smartphones partially unguarded.