By:Zuk Avraham Follow Zuk Avraham (@ihackbanme)Joshua Drake Follow Joshua Drake (@jduck)Yaniv Karta Follow Yaniv Karta (@shokoluv) Reflecting on our collective experiences in the Android ecosystem, especially recent events around Stagefright, we were reminded of several deficiencies in the way that Android security update ecosystem works. To help address these issues, […]
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How to Protect from StageFright Vulnerability
Earlier this week, Zimperium (@ZIMPERIUM), the leader in mobile threat protection, unveiled a major vulnerability in Android – Stagefright. Joshua Drake (@jduck), VP of Platform Research and Exploitation and a senior member of Zimperium zLabs, proactively studied the code. According to a few firms, other people have identified vulnerabilities in […]
Experts Found a Unicorn in the Heart of Android
By:Zuk Avraham Follow Zuk Avraham (@ihackbanme)Joshua Drake Follow Joshua Drake (@jduck)Nikias Bassen Follow Nikias Bassen (@pimskeks) UPDATE: Zimperium’s Mobile Threat Protection customers are safe from this threat, even without updating the device to the latest Android version. Companies that have reasons to believe that they are under active Stagefright attacks, should contact […]
The Biggest Splash at BlackHat and DEFCON 2015
For those attending BlackHat or DEFCON in Las Vegas this year, you will have the chance to be live at the unveiling of the worst Android vulnerability in the mobile OS history ! Joshua Drake (@jduck), a top Android researcher who is part of Zimperium’s zLabs team, discovered a unicorn in […]
Protecting from Hacking Team’s Mobile APT
While the world was going through the emails and exploits that Hacking Team’s leak revealed, we tested our mobile threat protection solution with one of the most advanced attack mechanisms. The result? Zimperium customers are safe from Hacking Team’s attacks, without any engine update! Hacking Team used advanced mobile APT […]
Top iOS Security Researcher Joins zLabs
Zimperium kickstarted Q3, 2015 on a high note as Nikias Bassen, a world-renowned iOS security researcher, joined Zimperium. Nikias will be part of the zLabs, one of the most advanced mobile research and exploitation teams in the world. With zLabs (@zLabsProject) – led by company founder Zuk Avraham, Zimperium has combined […]
Zimperium customers are safe from Samsung Keyboard Security Risk
A potential security risk has been discovered on a large number of Android Smartphones as discovered by Nowsecure. Some of the latest devices, such as Samsung Galaxy S6, and Galaxy S5, come pre-loaded with a third-party keyboard app, SwiftKey, which fetches an update over unsecure and invalidated channel. This allows the […]
Cutting Through The Weekly Mobile Security Noise: The Rise of Android Threats
The rise of Android-developed malware is creating a serious problem for organizations. Research firm Strategy Analytics found that “81.3 percent of smartphones sold in the third quarter of 2013 were powered by Android” and that number is continuing to soar. The increasing popularity of these devices is attracting cyber criminals […]
What Verizon Missed in the Latest Threat Report
By: Zuk Avraham, Joshua Drake, Yaniv Karta, Jimmy Shah (To download the detailed report, click here) Recently, Verizon published a report that says that malware on mobile is not an issue. We strongly suggest Verizon and other enterprises not underestimate the scale of one percent. The sheer number of mobile […]
Cutting Through The Weekly Mobile Security Noise: Data Breach Recap
“We have known for a long time that there are significant vulnerabilities,” Obama said during a press conference in Germany. “And these vulnerabilities are going to accelerate for a long time.” The President commented on the chaos we’ve seen over the past few weeks, where a number of large scale […]