Security News 14 | Rapid Meta

Microsoft, Google and others team up against NSO’s Pegasus spyware

A day after it was disclosed that Israeli intelligence firm NSO Group hacked iPhones of 36 Al Jazeera journalists, top tech company's Microsoft, Google, Cisco, VMware and the Internet Association filed an amicus brief in a legal case brought by Facebook-owned WhatsApp against the NSO Group.

Microsoft News

·5 years ago

Google releases December 2020 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the December 2020 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install.

Devices and OS Google Android

·5 years ago

Avast launches private browser for iOS with cross-platform synchronization

Avast has launched an iOS version of Avast Secure Browser (ASB) to add to its multi-platform portfolio which also includes support for Windows, Mac and Android.

Apple Apps

·5 years ago

UK Mobile Networks team up on new security product ‘Number Verify’

EE, O2, Three and Vodafone – have teamed up to strengthen consumer safety online, developing a new product that authenticates user identity for online transactions.

O2 EE Three UK Vodafone UK

·5 years ago

Google releases November 2020 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the November 2020 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install.

Google Android Devices and OS

·5 years ago

Google releases October 2020 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the October 2020 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install.

Devices and OS Google Android

·5 years ago

Google launches Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative

Google has launched the Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative (APVI), a new program specifically designed to deal with security vulnerabilities the company finds in third-party Android devices and software serviced by Android OEMs.

Devices and OS Google Android

·5 years ago

BlackBerry UEM achieves NIAP Certification

BlackBerry Unified Endpoint Manager (UEM) has achieved certification from the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP), a U.S. government initiative which oversees the evaluation of commercial cybersecurity products for use in U.S. national security systems.

BlackBerry

·5 years ago

Google releases Sept 2020 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the September 2020 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install.

Devices and OS Google Android

·5 years ago

BlackBerry UEM gains Department of Defense Information Network Approval

BlackBerry has received approval from the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) for its BlackBerry Unified Endpoint Manager software (UEM). BlackBerry UEM is the only MDM solution on the DoDIN Approved Product List.

BlackBerry

·5 years ago

Microsoft announces deepfake detection tool

Microsoft has announced a new tool that it claims can detect the presence of deepfake software in images and video as it seeks to tackle disinformation online. Deepfakes, or synthetic media, are photos, videos, or audio files manipulated by artificial intelligence (AI). And they’re becoming increasingly hard to detect.

Microsoft

·5 years ago

Registration opens for BlackBerry Security Summit 2020

The BlackBerry Security Summit 2020 will be a virtual event this year due to the covid-19 epidemic and registration is now open. The Partner Summit will take place on October 5, while the ecurity Summit will take place on October 6 and 7.

BlackBerry

·5 years ago

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