Posts Tagged ‘Security’

Google Wallet and Google Offers NFC Projects Officially Announced by Google

May 27th, 2011

It is now official and Google has just announced not only Google Wallet, but also Google Offers.

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HTC won’t lock bootloaders anymore

May 27th, 2011

HTC made a very big announcement today pertaining to those that love to customize their phones inside and out despite the security restraints. HTC said via a post on Facebook that they will no longer lock bootloaders anymore. Here is the full quote for your convience: “There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones

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Flash Exploit can nail early versions of Android

April 13th, 2011

Security Advisory for Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat Release date: April 11, 2011 Vulnerability identifier:APSA11-02 CVE number: CVE-2011-0611 Platform: See “Affected software versions” section below for details Summary A critical vulnerability exists in Flash Player 10.2.153.1 and earlier versions (Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.25 and earlier for Chrome users) for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris, Adobe Flash Player 10.2.156.12 and earlier versions for Android, and the Authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat X (10.0.2) and earlier 10.x and 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh operating systems. This vulnerability (CVE-2011-0611) could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild in targeted attacks via a Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) file delivered as an email attachment, targeting the Windows platform.

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GameLoft to distribute games exclusively through Amazon

March 26th, 2011

GameLoft has announced that they’ve hitched their wagon to the Amazon AppStore for Android and will be distibuting their games exclusively. Citing security and piracy concerns, GameLoft stated that they want their users to be confident that the games they download aren’t being co-opted with malware, which has afflicted the Amazon Marketplace lately

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Android Malware Apps get official attention …

March 4th, 2011

– Recently, new spyware that causes privacy leakage was found on Google’s Android Market. Named “DroidDream”, the spyware was embedded in repackaged legitimate applications and uploaded to the Android Market by the developers “Myournet”, “Kingmall2010″ and “we20090202″. Mobile devices will be infected after download.

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HTC Android Stickers Unto Battery Backs [AC EVENT SECURITY SERIES]

March 3rd, 2011

We’ve been digging through out Mobile World Congress 2011 albums these past few days and just a moment ago we discovered this little gem. Can you tell what’s going on here? It’s taking place at the HTC stand, the same day the Facebook phones and the Flyer were released, earlier in the day, before they were put out.

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Motorola unveils plans to make Android secure

March 1st, 2011

Both the iPhone and the Blackberry line of smartphones have robust security features that make them appealing to corporations that need to be able to manage devices closely. The Android OS lacks the robust security that many enterprise customers want to see before they adopt a device

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Good Technology to Secure Android Devices for Sprint business users

February 17th, 2011

Good Technology and Sprint announced a partnership at MWC 2011 that will see Good secure Android devices on the Sprint network for business users. The partnership will see the Good Technology business-grade security and device management features on the Sprint line of Android devices.

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Motorla buys 3LM, stakes claim in Android Security market

February 15th, 2011

Hackers have one simple rule: the larger the footprint a platform has online, the easier it is for hackers to go after.

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Norton Mobile Utilities (Beta) – Norton does apps

February 13th, 2011

Norton (by Symantec) has just released Norton Mobile Utilities (Beta) for Android. The app is a multifunctional tool for managing apps, tracking data usage, real-time phone status and more. Features: Manage applications – kill apps, uninstall, backup apps to SD Monitor phone data usage Monitor battery, CPU, memory, and Network status Download Norton Mobile Utilities for free from the Android Market.

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