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Google launches private apps service to address Android security woes
FierceMobileIT In response to growing IT managers' concern about Android app security, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has launched its Private Channel service that enables enterprises to create private apps stores and control the apps their employees can download. |
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Citrix Acquires Mobile Security Start-Up Zenprise
New York Times (blog) Citrix will announce Wednesday that it has bought Zenprise, a mobile security start-up company whose backers include Greylock Partners, Shasta Ventures, the Mayfield Fund, Rembrandt Venture Partners and Bay Partners. The deal terms were not disclosed … Red-hot mobile security startup Zenprise gets snapped up by Citrix Citrix Acquires MDM Vendor Zenprise Citrix Acquires Mobile Device Management Provider Zenprise |
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Android Riskier Than PCs: Sophos Security Threat Report 2013
Dark Reading (blog) SophosLabs says in the report, "Rooting bypasses the built-in Android security model that limits each app's access to data from other apps . It's easier for malware to gain full privileges on rooted devices, and to avoid detection and removal." If … The Changing Face of Security: Android Overtakes Windows As Top Threat |
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Security official denies ISF asked for passwords [The Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon]
Equities.com Reports that the ISF' Information Branch was seeking this information prompted unease about privacy, but some Internet security experts are casting doubt on whether the ministry would be able to collect this Internet data or would have the capacity to … |