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Samsung joins Google and Microsoft against state-level cyberattacks

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Last updated: July 8th, 2022 at 16:34 UTC+02:00

Samsung is working on increasing the security of its Galaxy devices against state-level cyberattacks, and the company has allied with Microsoft and Google to achieve its goals.

Galaxy devices are secured by layers such as Samsung Knox and Secure Folder. Knox is a hardware “vault” that contains sensitive user information like PINs and passwords. It also offers secure Wi-Fi and DNS and uses trusted domains by default.

“This allows us to prevent any potential phishing attacks,” said VP of Samsung Electronics and Head of Security Dr. Seungwon Shin in a recent interview. (via Financial Express)

Dr. Shin also touched on the high number of state-level cyberattacks detected and the rising number of banking Trojans since COVID-19.

“We cannot collect the data without the users’ consent, but as long as they use the basic features that are available on our phones and also, for example, use a secure DNS domain provided by trusted providers, we will be able to prevent any [phishing] attacks.”

However, more sophisticated spyware can break into devices without requiring the user to perform any actions. Apple recently announced the Lockdown Mode to prevent such attacks, and Samsung is now “cooperating closely with Google and Microsoft to develop measures to prevent such [state-level] cyberattacks.”

It's not entirely clear if Samsung is working on a feature similar to Apple's Lockdown Mode. However, the company is “[…] looking to introduce the latest FIDO technologies in our devices as early as possible […].”

Adopting the latest FIDO standard should allow customers to use the same login data (stored locally on the device) across multiple platforms, including Chrome OS, Windows, and even macOS, for logging into apps and websites.

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