Obfuscation: What it is and why you need it

by dbadmin | Sep 27, 2021 | Android apps, Android Security, Promoted

Reverse engineering and tampering attacks threaten every mobile app, yet many apps apply basic code hardening techniques (or none at all!) to defend against these attempts. In fact, research has shown that half of the world’s leading financial services apps on the...

Android 12’s Private Compute Services will go open-source to protect privacy

by dbadmin | Sep 9, 2021 | Android, Android 12, Android Security, News, Privacy

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Private Compute Services will allow secure machine learning enhancements for Android 12’s Private Compute Core. This involves an intermediate security framework between the Core and the cloud. It’s not clear when Services...

Phone makers may be forced to provide 7 years of updates in this one market

by dbadmin | Sep 6, 2021 | Android Security, News, Software Update

Credit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority A new German government proposal calls on smartphone brands to offer seven years of security updates. This is two years longer than the EU’s own stated proposals. Samsung has led the way for Android smartphone updates in recent...

August 2021 Android security patch comes to Pixel phones

by dbadmin | Aug 2, 2021 | Android, Android Security, Google, Google Pixel, News, Software Update

Credit: David Imel / Android Authority Google is rolling out the August 2021 Android security patch to Google Pixel devices. There’s only one feature fix, but it’s an important one that prevents accidental Google Assistant use. It’s pushing out to the Pixel 3 and...

Here’s how Android apps on Google Play will share their security policies

by dbadmin | Jul 28, 2021 | Android, Android apps, Android Security, Cybersecurity, Google, Google Play Store, News, Privacy

Credit: Mika Baumeister / Unsplash Google has detailed how the Play Store’s new safety section will show app privacy and security. You’ll see a summary of how the app protects data, including encryption. Developers will have to declare this info starting April 2022....

What is Pegasus and how is it used for spying?

by dbadmin | Jul 25, 2021 | Android Security, Cybersecurity, Features

Government sanctioned cyber-surveillance is back in the news, following an exposé by The Guardian and 16 other media organization that reveals how commercial malware is being used by authoritarian regimes used to target activists, politicians, and journalists. The...