Google denies Linux flaw is a serious Android security issue – Engadget

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Google denies Linux flaw is a serious Android security issue
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Red Hat and security company Perception Point recently revealed a Linux flaw they say could affect servers, PCs and up to 66 percent of Android phones on the market. The vulnerability directly affects the OS's kernel, and could give attackers a way to …
Google denies recently-discovered Linux flaw is a serious Android security issueMobileSyrup.com
Google creates fix for zero-day kernel flaw, says effect on Android is exaggeratedComputerworld
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Israeli mobile security co Nubo raises $7m – Globes

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Israeli mobile security co Nubo raises $ 7m
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VMI technology affords enterprises a higher layer of security that completely separates corporate and personal environments. Israel Virtual Mobile Infrastructure (VMI) pioneer Nubo Software has completed a $ 7 million Series A financing round led by …
Nubo Software takes in $ 7 mlnThomson Reuters’ peHUB (press release)

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Android security: Nearly third of owners don’t use a lockscreen passcode – ZDNet

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Android security: Nearly third of owners don't use a lockscreen passcode
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Image: ZDNet/CNET. Android security has been labelled a "market for lemons" because Android owners have no idea whether their devices will receive a patch when a new bug is made public. UK researchers last year found that nearly 90 percent of Android …
Android and the enterprise 2016 – old versions remain a big security riskComputerworldUK

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Authentication startup brings on ‘Catch Me If You Can’ ID thief as adviser

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Authentication/identity-protection startup Trusona has enlisted the help of former identity thief Frank Abagnale — the subject of the movie “Catch Me if You Can” — to advise as it prepares to market what it claims to be an unbreakable cloud platform to make sure imposters don’t login.

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Frank Abagnale

Abagnale, now a security consultant, has helped out Trusona’s founder and CEO Ori Eisen before with his previous venture, ad-tracking and fraud prevention firm 41st Parameter, which was bought by Experian in 2013.

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