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Mobile Security: putting the consumerisation genie back in the bottle – Gigaom


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Mobile Security: putting the consumerisation genie back in the bottle
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Since the arrival of the first consumer-bought smartphones, enterprise security has been under threat. That all-important chain of defense against security risks has been undermined by its weakest link, people, in this case by using non-standard

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WhatsApp says Android security flaws are “overstated” – GigaOM


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WhatsApp says Android security flaws are "overstated"
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WhatsApp says Android security flaws are “overstated”. By Lauren Hockenson. 9 hours ago Mar. 13, 2014 – 8:58 AM PDT. No Comments. A; A. Summary: WhatsApp is challenging a security report claiming weakness in its Android app, calling the threat 
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Android this week: Galaxy S5 launches; Nokia X hands-on; Android security boost – GigaOM

Android this week: Galaxy S5 launches; Nokia X hands-on; Android security boost
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Now that the Galaxy S5 and Nokia X are finally here, were they worth the wait? We took a hands-on look at the two which offer very different Android experiences. android-this-week. Have we really been talking about the Galaxy S5 for nearly six months?

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Android’s Bitcoin-wallet-busting security bug gets patched – GigaOM


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Android's Bitcoin-wallet-busting security bug gets patched
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In a blog post on Wednesday, Android security engineer Alex Klyubin wrote that the problem affected apps that use the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) without properly initializing the underlying PRNG, and apps that use Android's OpenSSL PRNG 
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Ars Technica –Android Community –The Guardian
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