App makers will also need to state whether apps need the data to function and whether users have a choice in sharing it, and whether users can request data deletion upon uninstalling an app.

A report by Secure-D reveals the scale of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobile ad fraud and malware. 46,000 malicious apps were detected in circulation, with a global block rate of 95 percent.

The NFC Authentication Protocol 1.0 Specification (NAP 1.0) provides a framework for using cryptography to establish a secure channel and authentication as well as the bonding between two devices.

The ioXt Alliance announced that it is expanding its ioXt Compliance Program with a new mobile application profile with added requirements for VPN applications to mitigate potential security risks.

Almost every global organization suffered at least one mobile malware attack in 2020, according to a new report from Check Point. The security vendor polled 1800 customers of its Harmony Mobile device threat protection product to compile its report.

Google announced that the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) now supports the Rust programming language for developing the OS itself to prevent memory safety vulnerabilities.

Mobile device-tracking by Apple and Google take center stage in a report revealing that, despite both allowing users to opt-out of sharing telemetry data – they do anyway.

Google announced the formation of the Android Ready SE Alliance. SE vendors are joining hands with Google to create a set of open-source, validated, and ready-to-use SE Applets.

The keys, which can clip onto a keychain and plug into a mobile device, are intended to serve as two-factor authentication method to make it much more difficult for hackers to gain access to accounts.

According to code spotted in iOS 14.5, the iPhone maker is reportedly working on a method for delivering security fixes independently of other OS updates, first reported by the 9to5Mac website.