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Tim Cook’s case against Android security may have just gotten a boost – Business Insider Australia

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Tim Cook's case against Android security may have just gotten a boost
Business Insider Australia
Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook mocked Google at the company's WWDC developers conference, claiming it is the target of 99% of mobile malware. Although this figure might be inflated, new research indicates that Android is the most targeted mobile …
Whoa! Nearly 5000 new Android malware samples discovered each day in Q1 …Graham Cluley Security News
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Tim Cook’s case against Android security may have just gotten a boost – Business Insider

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Tim Cook's case against Android security may have just gotten a boost
Business Insider
A nuclear warning sign AP PicturesAndroid remains the most targeted mobile operating system, but infection numbers are questionable. Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook mocked Google at the company's WWDC developers conference, claiming Android is the …
Whoa! Nearly 5000 new Android malware samples discovered each day in Q1 …Graham Cluley Security News
Nearly 5000 new Android malware strains are discovered everydayTechSpot

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Cisco to buy OpenDNS to boost Security Everywhere initiative

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Cisco is acting quickly on its new Security Everywhere initiative with the announcement that it plans to buy Internet security service provider OpenDNS for $ 635 million in cash plus other considerations.

In announcing Security Everywhere at the Cisco Live conference earlier this month the company said one element of the initiative would be using the network as both a sensor and an enforcer of security policy. The sensors are embedded in Cisco gear and the enforcement could be augmented by the OpenDNS service.

OpenDNS, founded in 2005, offers a cloud service that prevents customers from connecting to dangerous Internet IP addresses, such as those known to be associated with criminal activity, botnets and malicious downloads.

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Cisco buying Neohapsis to boost security services

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Cisco said Wednesday it is planning to buy Neohapsis, a security consulting firm that evaluates corporate security, risk and compliance, as part of its push into security as a service.

After the deal goes through sometime next spring, Cisco says Neohapsis will be part of its Security Services group and its partner network that was announced in September 2013. Cisco didn’t say how much it is paying.

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