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Top 10 Best Mobile Device Management (MDM) Solutions in 2026

A 2026 MDM buyer guide ranks ten solutions, recommending Microsoft Intune for Microsoft 365 estates and Jamf for Apple-only environments.

A 2026 buyer guide evaluates ten mobile device management solutions, leading with Microsoft Intune as the default for Microsoft 365 organizations and Jamf for Apple estates. It recommends choosing the enrolment model before selecting a vendor and clarifying BYOD visibility to prevent privacy disputes. Kandji, Mosyle, Omnissa Workspace ONE, ManageEngine, Scalefusion, and Hexnode are covered as alternatives. Guidance ties MDM to Zero Trust data access policies via Apple User Enrolment and Android work profiles.

Cyber Security News·Sep 9, 07:45 UTC · 6d agoIndustry

Top 10 Best Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Solutions in 2026

A 2026 buyer's guide ranks UEM platforms, recommending Intune for Microsoft 365 shops, Jamf for Apple estates, and SOTI for rugged devices.

The guide ranks ten unified endpoint management platforms for 2026, recommending Microsoft Intune for Microsoft 365 organizations, Jamf for Apple-heavy estates, and SOTI for rugged, kiosk, and industrial devices. It notes VMware Workspace ONE now operates as Omnissa after Broadcom divested the End-User Computing division, and that BlackBerry sold Cylance to Arctic Wolf in February 2025 while retaining BlackBerry UEM. The article provides a coverage checklist spanning Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, kiosks, legacy on-prem Windows, and wearables/IoT.

Cyber Security News·Sep 9, 07:32 UTC · 6d agoIndustry

The 12 Best Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) Solutions, Compared and Priced

A comparison of 12 mobile threat defense vendors highlights Zimperium's on-device detection and notes Kaspersky's US exit and Wandera's Jamf absorption.

The buyer's guide compares 12 mobile threat defense (MTD) products, naming Zimperium best for fully on-device detection and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint as the best-value bundled option. It reminds readers that Kaspersky cannot legally be sold or updated in the US following a Commerce Department determination, and that Wandera was acquired by Jamf. Most MTD pricing is quote-based per device or per user.

GBHackers·Sep 10, 08:15 UTC · 5d agoIndustry 4 sources

Android 17 Beta 4 arrives with post-quantum cryptography and new memory limits

Help Net Security·Apr 17, 00:00 UTC · Apr 17, 2026AI tools & infra

Android 17 adds new protections against sneaky Wi-Fi tracking and web snooping

Android 17 adds Encrypted Client Hello, Local Network Protection, default Certificate Transparency and operator-controlled 2G disabling to counter Wi-Fi tracking and snooping.

Google announced network security changes in Android 17, led by broad support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), which encrypts domain names visible to network operators and eavesdroppers, paired with GREASE decoys where server support is uneven. Jigsaw testing across the top 10,000 domains and 740 ISPs in 202 countries found connection success and interference levels comparable to ordinary TLS. Android 17 also adds Local Network Protection requiring app permission to scan local devices, Certificate Transparency on by default to catch forged certificates, and operator-side 2G disabling to cut exposure to SMS blaster fake base stations. Apps targeting Android 17 get ECH by default via networking libraries such as OkHttp, WebView and HttpEngine.

Help Net Security·Aug 28, 00:00 UTC · 19d agoTools

Android 17 second beta expands privacy controls for contacts, SMS and local networks

Help Net Security·Feb 27, 00:00 UTC · Feb 27, 2026AI tools & infra

Android 17 Adds OS-Wide ECH to Hide Website Visits From Network Providers

Google announced Android 17 will enforce OS-wide Encrypted Client Hello with ECH GREASE, plus Certificate Transparency by default and carrier 2G disablement.

Google announced Android 17 network security protections headlined by OS-wide support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), with ECH GREASE enabled by default so connections to non-ECH servers look identical. Google's Jigsaw noted OkHttp has integrated ECH, letting third-party Android apps adopt the standard. The release also enforces Local Network Protection permission prompts, enables Certificate Transparency by default, and lets carriers turn off 2G by default to prevent downgrade attacks, rogue base stations, and SMS blasters. ECH was previously added to Chrome 117 and Firefox 118 at the browser level only.

The Hacker News·Aug 28, 16:20 UTC · 18d agoAdvisory

Google brings instant email verification to Android, no OTP needed

Help Net Security·Apr 23, 00:00 UTC · Apr 23, 2026AI tools & infra

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Kaspersky Securelist·Apr 17, 21:15 UTC · Apr 17, 2018AI tools & infra

Risky Bulletin: Academics find source code overlaps between Geedge and China's Great Firewall

Academics linked Chinese vendor Geedge Networks' Tiangou Secure Gateway source code to one of the Great Firewall's three traffic filtering capabilities.

US researchers presenting at USENIX Security reconstructed Geedge Networks' Tiangou Secure Gateway firmware from over 100,000 leaked files, including Git repositories with commit history, and matched its filtering behavior to sections of China's Great Firewall. They found only 1 of 3 characterized DNS injectors matched Geedge code, noted the system relies on memory-unsafe C components and copied third-party code, and said its bugs could aid future circumvention tools. Geedge also exports censorship tools to Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Myanmar. The newsletter additionally rounds up multiple breaches.

Risky Business News·Aug 21, 02:55 UTC · 26d agoResearch2

Facebook collected call and SMS data from Android users if not explicitly forbidden

Security Affairs·Mar 26, 09:15 UTC · Mar 26, 2018AI tools & infra

Flirty OnlyFans promoters on X may be using AI to appear human

Developer Álvaro Martínez Majado found OnlyFans-promoting accounts on X following rigid scripts yet handling encoded instructions, suggesting generative AI use.

Investigation of flirty X accounts promoting OnlyFans pages showed near-identical openers across accounts plus dynamic behaviors: answering a hexadecimal-encoded instruction with "Pineapple" and failing an exact 12-character count test in an LLM-like pattern. The accounts also sent personalized voice notes reading supplied timestamps and usernames, consistent with automated text-to-speech. Evidence suggests a hybrid scripted/AI system, though no model, provider, or operator was identified.

Malwarebytes Labs·Sep 7, 11:18 UTC · 8d agoAI safety & security

ThreatsDay: GhostJacking AI Attacks, EtherHiding ClickFix, Cursor CLI Flaw + 17 More Stories

A weekly bulletin aggregating short security updates, including the City-Forum data-theft campaign, a ShipMonk breach, a Cursor CLI flaw, and GhostJacking AI attacks.

The Hacker News ThreatsDay Bulletin bundles roughly 20 short updates across cloud services, AI tools, malware, breaches, and scams. Highlights include the City-Forum campaign pulling data from unauthenticated guest access in Salesforce Experience Cloud and ServiceNow Service Portals since March 2025, and a ShipMonk breach exposing Trezor customer order data for orders in seven countries between May 10 and August 8, 2026. Other items cover a patched Cursor CLI flaw that let cloned repositories run commands before the workspace-trust prompt, Okta's analysis of the Work Panel vishing console used by actors like UNC6671, and GhostJacking AI agent hijacking via a patched Claude Desktop sandbox escape. Meta also launched an on-device WhatsApp Scam Alert machine learning model that keeps message content on the device.

The Hacker News·Aug 18, 16:30 UTC · 28d agoIndustry