Tag Archive for: Anatomy

Behind the scenes: The anatomy of an Android security flaw – Computerworld

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Behind the scenes: The anatomy of an Android security flaw
Computerworld
Reading about Android security flaws is enough to give anyone an ulcer. It's okay; we've all felt it at some point. Based on the headlines you see every few weeks, it's hard not to think your phone is constantly being surrounded by evil demon monkeys …
Warning! Android security hole gives hackers access to your camera and microphoneKomando
Keeping Up With Android Security PatchesNew York Times
Critical Android bug can permanently compromise Nexus and other devicesBGR
Android Community –Tom’s Guide –Ars Technica
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Anatomy of a “goto fail” – Apple’s SSL bug explained, plus an unofficial patch for OS X!

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Apple just patched an SSL/TLS bug in iOS – but the flaw is not yet fixed in OS X. Paul Ducklin comes to the rescue with explanations, mitigations, and even an unofficial patch! (For educational purposes only, you understand.)
Naked Security – Sophos

Anatomy of a cryptoglitch – Apple’s iOS hotspot passphrases crackable in 50 seconds

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If you use your iPhone or iPad as a Wi-Fi hotspot, don’t let it generate the passphrase for you. A posse of German computer scientists has found that Apple’s iOS passphrase generator may give you less than a minute of security.
Naked Security – Sophos