Malicious versions of apps like Amazon and Flashlight have infected over 300 different phone models
Chinese firm attacks Android phones via malware-laced apps
Author: Jason Murdock
Adobe releases 23 critical updates to fix Flash Player flaws
Adobe Shockwave also slammed for containing outdated Flash version featuring up to 155 security flaws
Government pours £500,000 into cyber security courses
Up to 90 percent of major businesses suffered a cyber breach in the past year
Google Drive touts increased security for its one million paying customers
Web giant will apply same legal obligations to Google Drive as email and chat
US-China cyber peace treaty on the horizon as Chinese hacking slows
US president Barack Obama has described cyber attacks as a core national security threat
Symantec fires employees for issuing rogue Google security certificates
Exploited SSL certificates can lead to man-in-the-middle attacks and theft of personal data
Apple reveals list of top 25 apps infected with XcodeGhost malware
Affected applications have been removed from the official iOS app store
China urges US tech firms to sign PRISM-like pledge of compliance
Vendors may be be forced to install back-doors in exchange for the right to trade in China
Cyber scorecards, MI5 encryption woes and The Dukes: The week in security
The best security news of the week from the V3 newsdesk
Pentagon developing cyber ‘scorecard’ to track threats to military systems
Weapons and cyber systems will be analysed after a security report found numerous security flaws