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Apple beefs up mobile security with $356M AuthenTec acquisition

Apple is buying digital security firm AuthenTec for $356 million. The deal comes less than two weeks after AuthenTec inked a deal with Samsung Electronics to provide security and authentication solutions optimized for devices running Apple rival Google's Android mobile operating system.

Sprint launches Guardian safety app bundles for Android

Sprint Nextel is making security a priority with Guardian, an Android-based mobile security app that bundles family safety and device security.

Apple reveals iOS application security secrets

Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) has published the iOS Security Guide , a document outlining the checks and balances in place to guarantee data security across iPhones and iPads. According to Apple, iOS devices

ZTE warns of security vulnerability in Score Android phone

ZTE has confirmed that its Android-powered Score smartphone is vulnerable to a backdoor security hole enabling anyone with the device's hardwired password to access its root directory, allowing

Report: Android malware increased 155% y-o-y

Mobile malware and spyware are exploding, according to networking manufacturer Juniper Networks in a new report, its Trusted Mobility Index. Android malware alone increased 155 percent from 2010 to

What were the worst mobile security breaches in 2011-12 (so far)?

Last month, Rovio Mobile's Angry Birds Space smashed previous app sales records by amassing more than 50 million downloads in 35 days . Soon after the game's launch, Rovio warned users ...

Lookout teams with Deutsche Telekom on mobile security push

Lookout announced a strategic partnership with Deutsche Telekom to offer its mobile security application to the operator's European subscribers. The free Lookout Mobile Security app enables consumers

Former Windows Phone exec Gavin Kim joins NQ Mobile

NQ Mobile has appointed Gavin Kim to the newly created position of chief product officer. Gavin Kim Kim joins NQ Mobile after a stint at Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT ), where he was

Study: Poor security on mobile devices exposes massive business risk

Businesses are failing to respond to the growing trend of employees using their own mobile devices for work and are opening up their systems to security risks, according new research by

Report: Facebook security flaw endangers iOS and Android users

Facebook users who access the app via Google's ( NASDAQ:GOOG ) Android and Apple's ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) iOS platforms may be subject to a security flaw that would allow unauthorized parties to access