Google’s Project Zero Discovered how to Bypass Samsung’s Knox Hypervisor (Fixed in January Patch) – XDA Developers (blog)


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Google's Project Zero Discovered how to Bypass Samsung's Knox Hypervisor (Fixed in January Patch)
XDA Developers (blog)
As part of the Samsung Knox security software suite introduced by Samsung, there is a piece of software that sits between Android applications and the kernel — this type of software is called a Hypervisor, and can be used as an additional layer of

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Weekend Reading: Google Weekly 46 (Feb 6 – Feb 12) – AmazinessNet (blog)

Weekend Reading: Google Weekly 46 (Feb 6 – Feb 12)
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The February Security Patch fixes 35 vulnerabilities. Google reveal that the they resolved 16 issues in the February Security Patch. Company also announced that the two security patch level strings provide “Android partners with the flexibility to more

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T-Mobile to update the Galaxy S4 and Tab S3 with Google’s February security patch – Neowin


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T-Mobile to update the Galaxy S4 and Tab S3 with Google's February security patch
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Regardless of age, the new Android security update will arrive over the air for both devices and should roll out over the next couple of weeks. While it's great to see T-Mobile supporting older devices, it brings to question why some of the more recent

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Sony Xperia X Concept gets February Android Security Patch – Nashville Chatter


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Sony Xperia X Concept gets February Android Security Patch
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In a new report coming from Sony Xperia-centric blogging platform Xperia Blog, the Japanese tech giant has started rolling out the latest Android Security Patch for the month of February to the Xperia X Concept program, which has Android 7.1.1 Nougat

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