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8 major IT disasters of 2024

CIO

Millions of missed calls While the CrowdStrike outage was huge, it was dwarfed in sheer numbers by a February service interruption at AT&T Mobility, affecting 125 million mobile devices across the US. Friendly fire In February, Chinese PC maker Acemagic acknowledged shipping machines with malware installed on them.

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Google Play is an ‘order of magnitude’ better at blocking malware

The Parallax

During a month that’s seen Android malware new and old plague the world’s most popular mobile operating system, Google says its Play Store is becoming more civilized and less like the Wild West. You have a lower probability of being infected by malware from Play than being hit by lightning,” Ahn says.

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Preinstalled mobile malware steals money in emerging markets

TechBeacon

Phones branded “ Tecno ” —made by Shenzhen Transsion Holdings—appear to be preinstalled with malware. Smartphone users in emerging markets are being ripped off by suspiciously cheap handsets.

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Daily Crunch: Google announces global rollout for AI-driven ‘multisearch’ on mobile devices

TechCrunch

Our Black History Month feature of the day is this one-hour documentary on YouTube — KQED’s mobile film unit following author and activist James Baldwin in the spring of 1963 , as he’s driven around San Francisco to meet with members of the local African American community. However, this new malware is even more of a pain.

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YC-backed Malloc wants to take the sting out of mobile spyware

TechCrunch

Mobile spyware is one of the most invasive and targeted kinds of unregulated surveillance, since it can be used to track where you go, who you see and what you talk about. And because of its stealthy nature, mobile spyware can be nearly impossible to detect.

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Dell Data Protection Protected Workspace & Malware Prevention

CTOvision

The video below explores DDP Protected Workspace and uniquely addresses healthcare regulations related to malware prevention. Individuals take malware and obtain the characteristics pertaining to the individual and find ways to get around the malware inspections in place. The malware is from external agents.

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Stopping Mobile Fraud With Automation and DevSecOps

DevOps.com

Mobile fraud is a multibillion-dollar problem that’s only getting worse. One study showed that mobile click fraud alone rose 64% during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, during the pandemic, about one in five mobile ad clicks were fraudulent. And that’s just one form of mobile fraud.

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