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MITRE Adds Appthority as CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Seth Hardy | | Appthority, Appthority News, CNA, CVE, CVE Numbering Authority, enterprise app risks, enterprise mobile security, MITRE, Mobile Security, Mobile Threat Research
On Sep 7, 2018, MITRE announced that Appthority has joined 89 other organizations as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA). Appthority is the first CNA that is focused on enterprise mobile threat research, ...
Android Security Update – September 2018
Seth Hardy | | android, android security update, enterprise security, Mobile Security, Mobile Security Insights, Mobile Security Tips, os security updates, OS update
On September 4, 2018 Google released an Android Security Bulletin containing details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Android security updates normally include two parts: general updates that affect most users and ...

Enterprise Security Risk: Apps Capturing Corporate Mobile Screens
Su Mon Kywe | | corporate data, Data Security, enterprise app risk, enterprise data loss, enterprise mobile security, enterprise mobile threats, Exploit, Mobile Security Insights, Mobile Security Tips, screen capture, SDKs
A recent advancement in crash reporting SDKs enables developers to record in-app screens, so that they know the exact state of an app before it crashes. This opens up doors for new ...
Android Security Update – Aug 2018
Su Mon Kywe | | android, app risks, app secuirty, enterprise mobile security, enterprise mobile threats, mobile app threats, Mobile Security, Mobile Security Insights, Mobile Security Tips, OS, OS security, os security updates
On Aug 6, 2018 Google released an Android Security Bulletin containing details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Android security updates normally include two parts: general updates that affect most users and ...
Q2 Appthority Pulse Report Finds Chat Apps Most Popular, Risky & Blacklisted Apps
Jill Richards | | app risks, Appthority, blacklist, Data Privacy, Data Security, enterprise data loss, malicious, mobile risk, Mobile Security, Mobile Security Insights, Mobile Security Tips, mobile threat report, Mobile Threat Risk Score, Pulse Report, research, Security Research, sensitive data, threat report, top app list, URL reputation
Today Appthority released our Q2 Enterprise Mobile Security Pulse Report. The report looks at three areas of interest to enterprise mobility and security teams: 1) the most common iOS and Android apps ...
8 Reasons Mobile Apps Access Location + Security Policies to Consider
Su Mon Kywe | | enterprise data loss, enterprise policies, gps tracking, location access permission, location access risks, location sharing location tracking, mobile app location tracking, mobile app risks, Mobile Security, Mobile Security Insights, mobile security policies, Mobile Security Tips, when in use
A fitness app, called Polar Flow, was recently found to be exposing the name, profile picture and whereabouts of high-ranking military personnel by oversharing user location data. Unfortunately, this is not the ...
GDPR will punish lax mobile security. Are you prepared?
Domingo Guerra | | Compliance, Data Privacy, data privacy risks, EMM, enterprise app risk, enterprise mobile security, GDPR, Mobile Security Insights, noncompliance, private data, sensitive data
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018, and companies the world over are now racing to address the new rules and achieve compliance. And they’d ...
Android Security Update – July 2018
Su Mon Kywe | | android, android security update, android security updates, enterprise mobile security, enterprise security, Mobile Security Insights, Mobile Security Tips, OS, os security updates, security updates
On July 2, 2018 Google released an Android Security Bulletin containing details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Android security updates normally include two parts: general updates that affect most users and ...
Does your security solution protect against GDPR non-compliance?
Seth Hardy | | app risks, app-security, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, data privacy risks, enterprise app risks, enterprise security, GDPR, Mobile Security, Mobile Security Insights, Mobile Security Tips, mobile threat defense (MTD), MTD, noncompliance, regulation
Despite a seemingly complete overhaul of data security and privacy as the General Data Protection Regulation rolled out, many fall short when it comes to screening for compliance. How do you protect ...
Appthority Discovers Thousands of Apps with Firebase Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Data
Kevin Watkins | | data leakage, database, developers, enterprise security, Firebase, HospitalGown, mobile app risk, Mobile Security Insights, Mobile Security Tips, Mobile Threat Research, Security Research, vulnerability
Appthority has discovered a significant mobile data vulnerability related to Google Firebase which has resulted in the exposure of a wide range and large amounts of sensitive data through thousands of mobile ...