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Google Report Lauds Android Security Enhancements

06

Apr

2015

Google has put some hard numbers behind the effectiveness of the security enhancements it has dropped into Android in the past year, and results show that things such as SE Linux (SE Android), Verify Apps and Safety Net have cut down on successful attacks against the Android operating system, significantly lowered the number of potentially harmful […]

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New mobile-malware detection technique uses gestures

30

Mar

2015

Mobile malware is a growing problem, but researchers from University of Alabama at Birmingham have figured out a new way of detecting when shady mobile apps get up to no good, such as trying to call premium-rate numbers unbeknowst to a phone’s owner. The technique relies on using the phone’s motion, position and ambient sensors […]

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15,435 vulnerabilities across 3,870 applications were recorded in 2014

25

Mar

2015

In 2014, 15,435 vulnerabilities were discovered according to data from Secunia Research. The vulnerabilities are spread across 3,870 applications published by 500 different vendors, and these numbers alone demonstrate the challenge faced by IT teams trying to protect their environment against security breaches. Obtaining full visibility to ascertain risk is not simple. In addition to […]

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