Is Your BlackBerry Your Best Friend And Your Spy? Security Study And Your BlackBerry
Topics: blackberry, BlackberrySync, chris eng, proof-of-concept, security, shmoocon, smobile security shield, smobile systems, tyler shields, veracode, viruses
I ran across this very interesting article that also has a video that demonstrates how a hacker can send messages to your BlackBerry and what information they can access off your BlackBerry with only a pc and the right program, and has tips to protect your BlackBerry. SMobile Systems Global Threat Center also released a study on the Proof-Of-Concept Malicious Applications. You really should check this out… Chris Eng from VERACODE posted this excellent article “ Is Your BlackBerry App Sying On You? ” which elaborates on a demonstration done by Tyler Shields. Who is Tyler Shields ? He is Senior Security…

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TXSBBSpy Demo from Veracode on Vimeo . Tyler Shields, senior researcher at Veracode Research Lab developed a proof-of-concept spyware package that demonstrates how simple it is to retrieve private data from a BlackBerry. The above video demonstrates the spyware package, which he calls TXSBBspy, and uses it to take some very confidential information....
Your BlackBerry can perform a great number of tasks, but unless you give it permission only native applications can access the truly sensitive information. When a third party application requires access to this walled information, it requires you to change the application permissions. This happens when you first run the application after installation....
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Yes, you have the security in your BlackBerry when you purchase your beloved device. In fact, most of us don’t go through this section or if we do, we only do the password. This is the first tips article about using your BlackBerry device’s security to secure your device. With all the news about security and BlackBerry, let’s...
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First off, a big thanks to Charlotte and Kevin from SMobile for this exclusive. Today I had the opportunity to speak in conference call with Kevin Thomas, Vice President of Business Development of SMobile Systems , and the security concerns of the Apple iPad coming aboard to the Mobile World. There’s a lot of excitement, a lot of anticipation...
I’m referring to biometrics of course. Al Sacco of CIO , posted a great article, and it’s entitled: “Why Fingerprint Scanning Via TrackPad Could Be An IT Nightmare”. The article refers to the well-known security safeguards of the BlackBerry devices and that of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server corporate mail server. RIM...
Scott Totzke, RIM’s vice-president of BlackBerry security, recently spoke with the press about the potential of the DDOS attack by hackers using BlackBerry devices to target wireless networks . The thought is that because the BlackBerry is essentially a smaller PC, it could be used in a similar manner to overload networks. But is this really...
Engadget’s Chris Ziegler has a great article recounting the past 10 years of BlackBerry. The article is sort of a history of RIM, but also gives you a good idea of the environment that RIM was working in and the climate of competition. The article takes you through RIM’s history almost like reading a biography, with the formative years...
While the app has been in App World for some time now, I got a chance to sit down with the folks at Verisign at the BlackBerry Developer Conference, and they showed me their VIP Access app. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a free download that provides you with an additional layer of security for your online profiles. Once you register...
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