By:Zuk Avraham Follow Zuk Avraham (@ihackbanme)Joshua Drake Follow Joshua Drake (@jduck)Nikias Bassen Follow Nikias Bassen (@pimskeks) The last thirty days proven to be yet another exciting time for the mobile security ecosystem. Apple and Google released updates for their respective mobile operating systems that fix several critical issues — including […]
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Analysis of iOS & OS X Vulnerability: CVE-2016-1722
By:Joshua Drake Follow Joshua Drake (@jduck)Nikias Bassen Follow Nikias Bassen (@pimskeks) Apple released iOS 9.2.1 update, the first iOS security update in 2016. As part of this update, Apple fixed code execution vulnerability in syslogd that was reported by Zimperium zLabs researchers Nikias Bassen and Joshua J. Drake. In this […]
Video: Zimperium takes over Nexus 6 using Stagefright
Just how safe is your phone from hackers? Our own zLabs VP of Research Joshua Drake and founder and chairman Zuk Avraham sat down with Crime Watch Daily’s Ana Garcia to show viewers just how dangerous hackers abusing the Stagefright vulnerabilities can be. One of the most common ways for hackers […]
Zimperium’s z9 Engine Detected the Recent Adware with Rooting Capabilities without an Update
Last week, a new strain of trojan adware was discovered, bearing automatic device-rooting capabilities that make it almost impossible to remove from affected Android devices. This malware, dubbed Shuanet is another example of increasing sophistication in mobile threats. Shuanet is the third family in a trilogy of recently discovered malicious […]
Enhancing Mobility Management with Cyber Security
Mobile devices and ubiquitous wireless connectivity have triggered a new lifestyle. We now access information anywhere, anytime as do our adversaries. You should proceed with caution! The power enabling us to do more, also makes us vulnerable to cyberattacks. We at Zimperium are playing our part [...]
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Zimperium Wins Telecom Council’s ‘Most Disruptive Technology’ Award
We’re thrilled to announce that Zimperium’s Mobile Threat Protection solution won the San Andreas Award for Most Disruptive Technology at the 8th annual TC3 Summit. The Service Provider Innovation Forum (SPIF) of the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley recognized Zimperium for our innovation, execution, management and technology at the Council’s […]
zYiRemoval – Free tool to remove YiSpecter
By:Nikias Bassen Follow Nikias Bassen (@pimskeks) An enterprise security vendor, Palo Alto Networks, followed up on a threat discovered by Cheetah Mobile and Qihoo360, and identified a malware spreading through social media and other channels. This malware, named YiSpecter, is abusing enterprise code signing to trick the user into installing […]
Zimperium zLabs is Raising the Volume: New Vulnerability Processing MP3/MP4 Media.
By:Zuk Avraham Follow Zuk Avraham (@ihackbanme)Joshua Drake Follow Joshua Drake (@jduck)Nikias Bassen Follow Nikias Bassen (@pimskeks) Following our discovery of vulnerabilities in the Stagefright library in April, Zimperium Mobile Threat Protection, zLabs VP of Research Joshua J. Drake continued researching media processing in Android. His continued research, which focused on remote […]
iOS 9 security: A reality check
By zLabs :: Jimmy Shah Apple has released iOS 9 with a large number of security fixes. Zimperium recommends that iOS users install the latest iOS update. There are 60+ vulnerabilities present in iOS 8.x that are fixed in the upgrade to iOS 9. The vulnerabilities include the ones that are […]
Zimperium Deepens Integration with AirWatch to Stop Mobile Cyberattacks
We are excited to share that earlier today AirWatch announced our charter membership in their Mobile Security Partner Alliance Program. That announcement is about providing AirWatch customers with solutions to ensure the best security and visibility to mitigate the growing mobile threat landscape. While we already had a console-to-console integration with […]