NoCrackingZone | Tag | Android

Avoid that cyberflash – 60 Second Security

Posted on August 16, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Here’s our weekly 1-minute video: Android, Adobe and Apple’s AirDrop all get a look in this time.

Chet Chat Podcast 211 – A virus on a Mac? Is NOTHING sacred?

Posted on August 13, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Episode 211 of our weekly security podcast – a quarter-hour of news with attitude. Enjoy. Update Tuesday, Firefox’s zero-day, more Android bugginess, a firmware virus for your Mac …and a tax fraudster busted.

Adobe and PageFair claim ad blockers will cost business $22 billion in 2015

Posted on August 12, 2015 by nocrackingzone

The rapid growth of people using ad blockers is costly to publishers and advertisers – and the trend looks to only grow worse for website owners as ad blocking comes to mobile devices.

Another Android hole: “OCtoRuTA” – One (Java) Class to Rule Them All

Posted on August 11, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Yet another large-scale vulnerability has been revealed in Android. This one lets an otherwise innocent-looking app go rogue, and enjoy privileges normally limited to the trusted parts of Android.

Is Stagefright over yet? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]

Posted on August 9, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Here’s the latest episode of our weekly 1-minute security video – enjoy.

SSCC 210.5 – Live at BlackHat USA 2015 [PODCAST]

Posted on August 7, 2015 by nocrackingzone

We went to Vegas so you didn’t have to… Paul Ducklin catches up with Chester Wisniewski on the Sophos booth at Black Hat USA 2015.

Stagefrightened Google, Samsung to push out monthly Android fixes

Posted on August 6, 2015 by nocrackingzone

The aptly named Stagefright vulnerability scared them into action. Let’s hope that fear shakes up all the vendors and carriers so the fixes get to us ASAP.