No big surprise here really, but still disappointing. Researchers at Def Con last week reported that they had found 47 vulnerabilities in the firmware and default apps of 25 Android phones. When they talk firmware, I don’t think they really mean firmware. Rather, they mean the operating system like Android Oreo or Nougat, although it […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Google has a interesting strategy. Build prototypes of products. Show them or leak them. See if anyone cares. Kill them if it doesn’t work out – there are lots of examples. After many users are already using them. One other thing that they do is attempt to lock users into the Google ecosystem. Of course. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For those companies that haven’t installed HTTPS certificates on their web site because, you know, why bother – Google has just upped the ante a bit. Starting in July, the Chrome browser will mark all websites that do not use HTTPS by default NOT SECURE. It used to be that HTTPS certificates were expensive and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Google is trying to keep up with the Jones (AKA Micosoft) and is building some security tools for its enterprise customers. Microsoft is way ahead in this area and if Google wants to compete in the enterprise space it needs to offer enterprise class tools. First of all, this only is available to G-Suite Enterprise […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]An interesting vulnerability was just announced that affects both Apple and Google/Android phones. That is something that is very unusual. The bug is tied to a part of all cell phones called the baseband processor. It is the part of the phone that controls the radios inside your phone. In this case, the chip is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For those Google G-Suite (AKA Google Apps and Google Apps for Work) users, Google has released a new option for managing iPhones and iPads. What is great about it is that it does NOT require installing an agent on the phone or pad. Google calls it the Basic Mobile Management option for iOS and it […]
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