Mobile Security 2 news and trends

Apple iPhone X User Forced By FBI To Unlock Phone With Face
Legal // October 01, 2018

An Apple iPhone X user was forced by law enforcement to unlock his phone with his face. According to a report in Forbes, 28-year-old Grant Michalski was ordered by an FBI agent to use Face ID to unlock his phone, which he complied with, during a...

Is Mobile Device First The Best Defense Against Online Fraudsters?
Security & Fraud // June 08, 2018

Consumers want a seamless transaction. Banks and enterprises want to know the person trying to transact is legit. The digital realm is ripe with challenge and opportunity when it comes to eCommerce. As Entersekt boosts efforts in North America, says SVP Sherif Samy, a device...

Averon CEO: Mobilizing The Wireless Identity Network
Authentication // March 26, 2018

Two years ago, journalist Walter Isaacson wrote about the “two original sins of the internet.” One was about journalism in particular, and the idea that content should be free for users and paid for by ads. An error, he noted, for which the media industry...

Venmo Settles Privacy Violations
Legal // February 28, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has reached a settlement with PayPal over the handling of privacy disclosures and money withdrawals in its peer-to-peer payments app Venmo. The FTC complaint stated that Venmo users were told that money credited to their balances could...

Interviews & Exclusives
Is Mobile Device First The Best Defense Against Online Fraudsters?

June 08, 2018
Consumers want a seamless transaction. Banks and enterprises want to know the person trying to transact is legit. The digital realm is ripe with challenge and opportunity when it comes to eCommerce. As Entersekt boosts efforts in North America, says SVP Sherif Samy, a device centric, mobile first focus on security can be the best strategy.

Averon CEO: Mobilizing The Wireless Identity Network

March 26, 2018
Two years ago, journalist Walter Isaacson wrote about the “two original sins of the internet.” One was about journalism in particular, and the idea that content should be free for...

Quick Reads
Apple iPhone X User Forced By FBI To Unlock Phone With Face

October 01, 2018
An Apple iPhone X user was forced by law enforcement to unlock his phone with his face. According to a report in Forbes, 28-year-old Grant Michalski was ordered by an FBI agent to use Face ID to unlock his phone, which he complied with, during a child abuse case in Columbus, Ohio. The resident was charged […]

Venmo Settles Privacy Violations

February 28, 2018
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has reached a settlement with PayPal over the handling of privacy disclosures and money withdrawals in its peer-to-peer payments app Venmo. The...

Hackers Turn Selfies Into Spy Cams

January 19, 2018
Hackers in Lebanon have been able to use smartphones to spy on and steal data from Android phone users in at least 21 countries. According to Reuters, this is the...

Ant Financial, Singapore FinTech Partner To Secure Mobile Payments

November 15, 2016
Singapore-based V-Key, a FinTech startup that specializes in mobile security, announced its partnership with Ant Financial. Through the partnership, Ant Financial will use V-Key’s technology to safeguard transactions on Alibaba’s...