Application Security This Week for March 1

From @baskarmib on Twitter, we have an example of malware that will steal your Google authenticator codes.

https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/android-malware-can-steal-google-authenticator-2fa-codes/?__twitter_impression=true

OK, I know we have a love hate relationship with ISC2, but they put opuur a cloud security paper, and it is really good.

https://blog.isc2.org/isc2_blog/2020/02/white-paper-on-cloud-security-risks-and-how-to-mitigate-them.html

Google is now explicitly suggesting that developers encrypt data used by their applications, on the device.

https://thehackernews.com/2020/02/android-app-data-encryption.html?m=1

Lots of Google today.  Their security team has a good whitepaper on malicious document detection.

https://security.googleblog.com/2020/02/improving-malicious-document-detection.html

Finally, if you aren't getting Violet Blue's weekly security roundup, you are missing out.  Lots of good stuff.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-25-34318466

That's the news, folks.  Stay safe.