Samsung is working to improve the security of its devices Galaxy against cyber attacks at the state level. It has now teamed up with Google and Microsoft for this purpose.
Equipment Galaxy protect layers like Samsung Knox and Secure Folder. Samsung Knox is a hardware "vault" that holds sensitive user data such as PINs and passwords. It also offers a secure Wi-Fi connection and DNS protocol, and uses trusted domains by default.
"This allows us to prevent potential phishing attacks," he said in an interview for the website Financial express Seungwon Shin, head of Samsung's security department. In the interview, he also mentioned the high number of cyber attacks at the state level and the increasing number of banking Trojans since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
"We can't collect data without users' consent, but as long as they use the basic features available on our phones and for example a secure DNS domain provided by trusted providers, we will be able to prevent any phishing attack." Shin said. However, more sophisticated spyware can infiltrate a device without the user taking any action. Apple recently introduced Lockdown Mode to prevent such attacks, and Samsung is now working closely with Google and Microsoft to develop measures to prevent such cyberattacks at the state level.
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It's unclear at this point if Samsung is working on a similar feature to Apple's Lockdown Mode. However, the Korean giant is trying to "introduce the latest FIDO technologies as soon as possible" to its devices. Their implementation should allow users to use the same credentials (stored locally on the device) across different platforms, including Chrome OS, Windows and macOS, for logging into apps and websites.
