Security News > 2011 > January > ShmooCon 2011: Your Android's dirty little secret

http://www.csoonline.com/article/659764/shmoocon-2011-your-android-s-dirty-little-secret By Bill Brenner Senior Editor CSO January 29, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Presenters at the ShmooCon security conference have spent much attention on mobile vulnerabilities in the last couple years, and several attendees this year say it's a topic of major importance to them. Last year, a talk focused on weaknesses in the iPhone. This year, two researchers have targeted all their firepower on the Android. In this morning's presentation, Jon Oberheide, CTO of DUO Security, and Zach Lanier, a senior consultant with the Intrepidus Group who specializes in network and web application penetration testing, walked attendees at ShmooCon 2011 through a series of weaknesses they discovered in the device at the kernel, platform and application levels. Among their findings: [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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