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Digital security company Avast reports 40% increase in Android mobile cyberattacks in Q2 2017
September 14, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterDigital security company Avast has reported an uptick in attacks targetting Android smartphones and tablets year-over-year in the second quarter of 2017 of nearly 40%. “Mobile cybersecurity attacks are growing rapidly as hackers’ strategies become more agile and dangerous, and…
Vancouver mobile app development company launches pilot program to protect Canadians from distracted driving
July 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwritereBrake Technologies Inc., a mobile app development company founded in Vancouver in June 2016, announced on Wednesday a pilot program that will offer a smartphone app designed to prevent distracted driving. The pilot program will offer smartphone app eBrake to…
U.S.-based DrivSafe launches mobile telematics app in Canada
March 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterDrivSafe, a Boston, Mass.-based mobile telematics solutions company that specializes in telematics and analytics for the auto insurance industry, has announced the launch of its mobile app in Canada. The DrivSafe app helps auto insurance companies evaluate the driving habits…
Half of all phishing attacks in 2016 aimed at stealing money: Kaspersky analysis
February 22, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAlmost half of all phishing attacks registered in 2016 by Kaspersky Lab were aimed at stealing victims’ money, the cybersecurity company reported on Wednesday. According to the Financial Cyberthreats in 2016 report, 47.48% of all phishing attacks – fraudulent email…
App Flap
June 1, 2016 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorMobile application developers can do plenty to reduce the security risk of their apps. That said, information security also depends on the devices themselves, which, unfortunately, are not always within the control of insurers or their developers.