Mobile

Find out how to keep your mobile devices safe from cyberattacks. In this blog, McAfee experts offer tips, product updates, and news related to mobile device security.

Mobile ‘Wallets’ Attract Greater Interest From Thieves, Researchers

As mobile phones allow us to carry our money in an electronic “wallet,” they will also become a greater target for crooks. Picking a pocket is a risky endeavor for a thieves, but it will be much less so if all they need to do is bump into their victims or brush by them with Read more…

Tags: Android, credit card fraud and protection, credit card skimming, mobile security

McAfee Mobile Security Delivers at Mobile World Congress

In Barcelona, Spain on Feb. 27, 2012 McAfee unveils its series of technology advancements that deliver upon its vision of providing comprehensive mobile security and privacy protection for devices, data and apps. McAfee® Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM™) 10.0, available now, includes significant security updates for enterprise customers to enable ‘bring your own device’ practices in Read more…

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Cracking Open Your (Google) Wallet

We suggested earlier that instead of going after the Secure Element chip and the information it keeps safe, attackers would go after the weaker point of the Google Wallet app. Security researcher Joshua Rubin has now created a proof-of-concept app, Google Wallet Cracker, that can recover the Google Wallet PIN on a rooted phone. Once Read more…

Tags: Android, credit card fraud and protection, mobile security

McAfee Releases Top Five Tips to Avoid Bad Apps

While most apps on the market are legitimate, mobile devices have become a targeted platform for malware. It’s becoming more and more common for cybercriminals to corrupt a legitimate app with hidden malicious functionality. These illegitimate and compromised mobile apps are designed to steal information from smartphones, or to send out expensive text messages without Read more…

Tags: App Alert, Bad Apps, McAfee, McAfee Mobile Security

The Mobile Ecosystem In The US

It’s no surprise that smartphones and tablets are changing the way people are interacting not only online, but also in every day life. New ways of shopping, reading books, watching TV, communicating with colleagues, family and friends, banking, and even managing one’s health are all made possible with these powerful mobile devices. Ubiquitous computing with Read more…

Tags: antivirus, McAfee, Mobile, mobile security, security, smartphones, tablets

No Winners at QR Code Roulette

Last year a friend had a bright idea for a party game that involved a series of QR codes in a circle on paper. He called it QR Code Roulette. Unlike the gambling game, selecting the right 2D barcode did not make you a winner. It turned out that every QR code contained a URL Read more…

Tags: Android, exploits, iphone, mobile malware

McAfee App Alert BETA for Your Android Smartphone or Tablet Available Now

Smartphone adoption has continued to skyrocket and for good reason. You can now talk, e-mail, text, shop, use social media, bank and do thousands of other valuable things through downloadable apps.  How can you make sure your apps “ain’t misbehavin’?” With the vast amounts of personal and business data now found on user’s mobile phones, Read more…

Tags: Android, app safety, apps, Mobile, mobile security

Piggybacking WiFi at 60mph…

I was in Madrid speaking at a conference a couple of months ago, and arriving after one of my favorite trans-Atlantic flights (you know the ones, where the ratio of screaming children to adults is not conducive to rest or even playing Angry Birds) I was excited to take one of the citi-cabs which have Read more…

Tags: automotive

Mobile Device Workspaces?

There’s an idea of “one phone, two lives” floating around. I’d argue that it’s more like, “one phone, many lives.” Some companies (enterproid, for example) are proposing that business security risks be handled by having two separate workspaces on your mobile device. In my opinion, this approach is fundamentally flawed. Most of us do have Read more…

Why Does My Car Have Its Own Smartphone?

You would be surprised at the number of places you can find a GSM SIM card. Outside of your mobile phone, they can be found in power meters, water meters, vending machines, etc. These SIM cards (virtually identical to the one in your mobile phone) are used for machine-to-machine communication. Essentially all of these devices need Read more…

Tags: mobile devices and security threats, mobile security