Symantec continues to grow its portfolio of cyber-security products and services, most recently via the acquisitions of Javelin Networks and Appthority. Privately held Javelin Networks develops technology to help protect enterprises from attacks that target the widely deployed Microsoft Active Directory system. Privately held Appthority is in the business of mobile application security analysis. "Javelin Networks' technology is planned to be rebranded and provided as a stand-alone produ...
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More than 3,000 mobile iOS and Android apps have presumably been affected by a new HospitalGown threat variant recently discovered by Appthority. The threat occurs when app developers fail to require authentication to Google Firebase databases, potentially leaving private data exposed. Researchers first discovered what they call the HospitalGown vulnerability in 2017 after broadening their understanding of enterprise mobile threats by looking at the data leakage through back-end data stores that...
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Applications which have been updated or even removed from official app stores without their owner’s knowledge pose the biggest threat to enterprise mobile security today, according to new research from security vendor Appthority....
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