The Latest in IT Security

While Sundar Pichai’s statements regarding Android malware and security have been misinterpreted, Google plans to further increase the security of its mobile operating systems just as the executive said. ComputerWorld reports that the company is soon going to update its “Verify Apps” feature to constantly monitor app behavior in the background and figure out whether an app has any malicious intents. The Verify Apps security feature is not new, as it was launched with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean in 2012, but the feature currently checks only new apps that are installed on the device, whether from the Google Play Store or third-party sources, if enabled. Once updated, Verify Apps will continuously run in the background, checking app code even after