Google`Project Zero on #Apple

2.4: news.cyb/sec/Google`Project Zero on #Apple:
intego.com`mac security:
. Google's Project Zero finds flaws in software;
and gives a 90-day warning before releasing details
including proof-of-concept code .

#malware for #iOS #2014

news.cyb/sec/malware for iOS:
1.3: summary:
. some might say Wirelurker is no big deal
since it requires the mac user to install
an untrusted enterprise app:
moral of the story, reap what you sew;
don't trust any apps
unless you can trust its source;
right?
. but did you know that one mistake
could rewrite your other iOS apps?
in the name of user friendliness,
iOS security could be better,
and zdziarski.com has some suggestions .

#Secret Manuals Show #Spyware Sold to #police

11.5: news.cyb/sec/Secret Manuals Show Spyware Sold to police:
firstlook.org 2014/10

When Apple and Google unveiled
new encryption schemes last month,
law enforcement officials complained that
they wouldn't be able to unlock evidence
on criminals’ digital devices.
What they didn't say is that there are
already methods to bypass encryption,
thanks to off-the-shelf digital implants
readily available to the smallest national agencies
and the largest city police forces
— easy-to-use software that takes over and monitors
digital devices in real time.
First Look Media are publishing in full, for the first time,
manuals explaining the prominent commercial implant software
“Remote Control System,” manufactured by
the Italian company Hacking Team.

. they mention citizenlab.org's June 24 Police Story:
 Hacking Team’s Government Surveillance Malware