Tag Archives: Android

Android Security Bulletin July 2016

Posted on 2016-07-07 by guenni

Google has released a security bulletin for Android at July 6, 2016, addressing the newest security flaws. Patches for supported Google Nexus devices will be rolled out within the next days. Also Samsung rolls out some security updates for his … Continue reading →

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Qualcomm-vulnerability breaks Android’s disk encryption

Posted on 2016-07-02 by guenni

Flaws in Qualcomm's TrustZone implementation allows to crack Android's disk encryption (device encryption) via brute-force attacks. Millions of Android devices are affected.

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Surveillance: Google collects meta data (phone calls, SMS) from Android phones

Posted on 2016-07-01 by guenni

[German]It seems that Google has established a surveillance function for Android phones. They are claiming the right, to collect and store meta data from incoming/outgoing phone calls and SMS from Android smartphones.

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Warning: Microsoft Outlook app breaks (company) security

Posted on 2015-01-30 by guenni

[DE]A few day ago, Microsoft has released their Outlook app for Android and iOS. Sounds good, but this app comes with a possible breach of your companies (or private) security rules.

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Windows 8.1 as a Miracast receiver (AirServer Universal 3.0.26)

Posted on 2015-01-04 by guenni

AirServer Universal can turn a Windows 8.1 machine into a Miracast receiver. I wrote about that in my article Your Windows 8.1 machine as a Miracast receiver. But within my earlier tests, I've had some issues. Today I gave AirServer … Continue reading →

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