Remote SIM provisioning has been seen as an easy and cost-effective means of unlocking the Internet of Things for telcos, but a new KPN report says the technology could also open the door to fresh security risks.

Biometric-based mobile payments will almost treble during the next five years, driven by the increasing number of smartphones equipped with fingerprint scanners, new research has claimed.

Manufacturers of smartwatches for enterprises must focus on security if they are to take advantage of potential sales growth, a new report has warned.

The seemingly endless attempt to connect everything has created lots of excitement for Internet of Things players, but concern among the more security conscious.

The security of Internet of Things devices is an urgent threat to the telecoms industry, Swisscom has claimed, as it also warned 5G would "open the door" to a multitude of threats.

Mobile is emerging as a key battleground for cyber security as new figures from Nokia revealed a 400 percent increase in smartphone infections in 2016.

Security providers are set to reap the rewards of the industrial Internet of Things, new research has predicted, although it warned them there is no easy answer to solving vulnerabilities.

Google's App Security Improvement (ASI) program has notified developers of 26 new potential security issues, from an insecure hostname verifier to vulnerable software development kits.

The UK and Spain are the two countries in Europe most affected by international mobile roaming fraud, according to new research by vendor Syniverse.

Fingerprint scanners will become more common on smartphones throughout 2017, a new report from Deloitte has claimed, with around 40 percent of devices in developed markets offering the feature by the end of the year.

Security risks to the Internet of Things have reached "boiling point", with a "woeful" approach to defending against attacks in the consumer market, a new report has claimed.

Workplaces are failing to keep pace with employee behaviour, opening enterprises to countless security threats, a new report has claimed.

Deutsche Telekom is offering a drone defence shield to enterprise customers concerned about security threats from autonomous vehicles.

Telefónica’s cyber security Unit ElevenPaths is to integrate Symantec’s certificate technology into its forthcoming public key infrastructure (PKI) service.

Telefónica and Apple have produced a biometric signature recognition solution, which detects handwritten signatures, as the Spanish operator grew its security partnerships.

The OneM2M standards initiative has published its latest set of Internet of Things specifications, which have a heavy focus  on security.

Security and the Internet of Things will be at the centre of the SIMalliance's priorities for the year ahead, its Chairman has said, as the industry prepares for 5G.

Deutsche Telekom has launched a new smartphone protection product and showcased how 5G can deliver new kinds of mobile experiences in stadiums.

Smartphone infections have almost doubled with handsets a critical target for malware, new research from Nokia has revealed.

Researchers at security firm Check Point have identified cyber vulnerabilities in 900 million Android smartphones running Qualcomm chipsets.