Envisioning a mobile-powered government workforce
ATARC’s Future of Secure Work Working Group, of which Privoro’s Heather McMahon is a member, recently published a white paper exploring what the future of secure mobility within the Federal government looks ...
The false security of the paper-centric office
In classified workspaces throughout the US government, printed paper still reigns supreme as a primary medium for information-sharing and collaboration. After all, “You can’t hack paper,” as the common refrain goes. And ...
How to make your phone effectively untraceable
The radios within a smartphone that facilitate tracking can’t be turned off with certainty, even when the device is powered down. To close this gap, we’ve partnered with Samsung on a unique ...
How the “two-man rule” elevates mobile security
You may be familiar with the “two-man rule” from the movies. Used as a control mechanism for critical actions like launching a nuclear weapon, the two-man rule requires two authorized individuals to ...
A conversation with Michael Campbell and Steve Trevino heading into SOF Week 2023
SOF Week provides the opportunity to discover and explore solutions for some of our nation’s toughest problems. What problem are you focused on solving for SOF? ...
Privoro-Samsung partnership provides trusted control over smartphone radios and sensors
We’re excited to share that Privoro and Samsung have partnered to provide a powerful new security capability: high-assurance control over the radios, sensors and other hardware peripherals within Samsung’s flagship mobile devices ...
A spyware operator’s POV
The PBS documentary series Frontline recently aired a two-part look at the Pegasus Project from the perspective of some of the journalists and targets involved. You can watch the episodes here ...
Mike Fong on Chambers Talks
Privoro founder and CEO Mike Fong recently participated in a cybersecurity-focused discussion with fellow CEOs Vijay Balasubramaniyan (Pindrop) and Bipul Sinha (Rubrik), hosted by John Chambers of JC2 Ventures. You can listen ...
All eyes on mobile
Of all the data points contained in Zimperium’s recently released 2022 Global Mobile Threat Report, perhaps the most shocking is the spike in known cases of zero-day exploits being used in attacks ...
The powerful incentives for developing smartphone spyware
A recent investigation by Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti in The New York Times Magazine opened the curtains into the complex, high-stakes world surrounding commercially available smartphone spyware. Zeroing in on NSO ...
