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Google’s open source Android OS has will incorporate code, first developed by the NSA in 2011, into future versions. What the code does not include, according to Android Central’s Jerry Hildebrand, is any kind of “backdoor” for the NSA’s snooping. Known as “Security Enhancements for Android”, the code “isolates apps to prevent hackers and marketers…
The US’ Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that HTC America failed to take reasonable steps to secure its smartphone software. Under the deal, the Taiwanese company will have to develop and release software patches to fix vulnerabilities in millions of their devices. Moreover, HTC is also required to establish a…
Game company, Ubisoft announced today that its servers had been hacked. In the blog post, Communications Manager Gary Steinman outlined the attack and its repercussions for Ubisoft users. We recently discovered that one of our Web sites was exploited to gain unauthorized access to some of our online systems. We instantly took steps to close…
Don’t want Uncle Sam tracking your search queries? Than Duck Duck Go is the app for you. Duck Duck Go is a search engine that conducts searches in an anonymous manner, kind of an anti-Google that doesn’t keep search logs or any data of the like. The search engine was previously available only on the web,…
The social networking giant Facebook just had a huge security breach, sharing 6 million Facebook users’ email addresses and phone numbers due to a bug in their software. Those users whose security has been compromised will be notified by email, according to Facebook. The data was compromised by a bug in the “Download Your Information” tool,…
Kaspersky Lab has teamed-up with Qualcomm to pre-install its anti-virus software on Snapdragon-powered Android devices. Under the deal, vendors using Qualcomm’s chips will get special terms to offer Kaspersky’s software preloaded on their devices. In that sense, we expect to see both Kaspersky Mobile Security and Kaspersky Tablet Security solutions installed on many of the…
Sometimes, even the cops need a helping hand. According to reports from CNET, law enforcement officials across the country are having a hard time extracting data from iPhones that have been seized as evidence in investigations. Apple has been receiving requests from law enforcement officials to decrypt iPhones, and the list is long. Like seven…
BlackBerry 10 and Samsung Knox devices are secure enough to be used by the military, Department of Defense has announced. And while we’re not surprised about BlackBerry, we are delighted to see Samsung on the list, as well. This means that Android is getting to places where it wasn’t before, namely government agencies which are…
Even though smartphones can contain a lot of information that its owner would rather keep private, 39% of the more than 100 million American adult smartphone owners fail to take even minimal security measures. These measures include using a screen-lock, backing up data or installing an app to locate a missing phone and/or remotely wipe…
With smartphones in just about everyone’s pockets today, we tend to forget just how powerful and revolutionary these devices are. They have transformed the way we interact with the physical world, changing the way we communicate and navigate our space. A new smartphone app developed by a German security consultant Hugo Teso showcases just how…