Tag: security
Nightshade Labs Announces Smart Lock 2.0 with Parental Controls [VIDEO]
Earlier today Nightshade Labs pushed out an updated version of their Smart Lock software to the Android Market. Smart Lock 2.0 features improved security for Android devices and now offers three locking modes - Smart Lock Classic, Child Lock, and No Lock.
Wallpaper Apps Exonerated, Google Posts Guidelines (UPDATED)
Last week, we were among dozens of media outlets that reported that sketchy wallpaper apps were sending your personal data to servers in China....
McAfee Acquires WaveSecure Maker tenCube
McAfee, Inc. announced they have entered into an agreement to acquire the privately owned tenCube, developer of WaveSecure, one of the winners of ADC2. McAfee is...
Monitor Your Security System on the Go with Alarm.com
Alarm.com, a big player in the mobile security and monitoring game, has released their application for Android handsets. Available immediately, customers with Android 1.6...
Step Up Your Android's Security With Lookout
One of the advantages of using an Android is being able to download apps outside of the Market. How do you make sure you're...
Download This! iTag
There's no way around it. As much as we try to keep our cell phones with us, somehow we still manage to leave them...
Beta Test This! BioWallet Signature Beta
Longtime followers of Android will recognize the name of Biowallet. One of the finalists from the first Android Developers Challenge back in 2008, the...
Rogers HTC Dream 911 Warning
Last night I received a text message from Rogers regarding an issue involving 911 calls. This screw up can only be described as HUGE!...
Rogue Phishing App Found in Android Marketplace
It was recently discovered that an application on the Android Marketplace posing as a legitimate banking application was actually a cover for a phishing...
Kaspersky Lab Forecasts Increased Android Attacks in 2010
As we near 2010, it's time to do the obligatory recaps and forecasts from analysts. Kaspersky Lab, the world's largest privately-held Internet Security company,...
WaveSecure Beta for Android
A company called tenCube has announced the release of their WaveSecure mobile security application for the Android platform. Already available in S60 and...
Don’t Worry About Your Android Browser So Much
Charlie Miller's back and he's got a few people all worked up over Android's security. Again.If you happened upon readwriteweb earlier today, chance are...
NanoPhone Security to Aid in Development of Android
The year 2009 will see Android pairing up with Mocanas' NanoPhone suite to address the increasing security related threats to the OS with the...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Android Security Login
TechCrunch posed an interesting question today when they brought up the ease in which one might get around your Android login. Is it that much to get concerned over?
Help Needed : The Hunt for Bugs
With the last version (0.9) of the Android SDK, the Google's Android Security team conceded that the last Android SDK has security bugs. To...