Tag Archives: Android

Contrarisk Security Podcast #0028: The mobile menace

» Listen or download now on the podcasts page » Judging by the warnings issued by security vendors, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there’s a malware epidemic on the Android platform. The truth, according to Sean Newman, security evangelist at Sourcefire (now part of Cisco), is somewhat more nuanced. In this interview he explains how the number of published vulnerabilities… Read more »

Google Glass: a security disaster waiting to happen?

So, it seems we have the first vulnerability for Google Glass, even before the product from your favourite Internet stalker hits the stores. Consultant Jay ‘saurik’ Freeman has described how he used a known exploit for Android Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) to get root on Glass. This isn’t going to endear the platform to people who are already worried about… Read more »