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Our friends at Intrepedus Group had good things to say about our Android Forensics training course. It opened up a discussion on their blog about root access. Share your thoughts with us. I had the opportunity to take a very interesting Android Forensics course last week offered by ViaForensics. They’ve compiled great research and have developed [...] viaForensics’ CIO makes it into the news again. This time discussing the security vulnerabilities of smartphones and mobile devices. The iPhone is obviously a major focus in terms of forensic work, given its popularity, but similar vulnerabilities exist with the growing number of Android-based phones on the market, such as the Motorola Droid X, according to [...] Android continues to gain ground: Android seems ready to leapfrog competitors to grab dominance in China, the world’s largest mobile market. A combination of drastic price drops on Android phones and custom Chinese mobile apps supported by the massive domestic market is bound to push Android past the entrenched leaders, setting the tone for how the [...] viaForensics CIO, Andrew Hoog, has been profiled in Digital Forensics Magazine‘s feature “Meet the Professionals.” Here’s a brief excerpt: What is your view on the convergence of computing devices such as PC’s & Mobile phones, the wider integration of IP devices and the possible implications for the Digital Forensic Investigator? I believe convergence of the computer, phone [...] Slashdot shared this news posted on the Boy Genius Report: An astute reader stumbled upon an interesting bug with the HTC Incredible. The Incredible, with Sense UI, will periodically store screenshots of the contents of your web browser. The screen captures are a function of the HTC Sense UI bookmark widget and are not the main [...] This from a recent post on the Android Developer blog: Every now and then, we remove applications from Android Market due to violations of our Android Market Developer Distribution Agreement or Content Policy. In cases where users may have installed a malicious application that poses a threat, we’ve also developed technologies and processes to remotely remove [...] Starting to see the spread of Android beyond the realm of mobile phones… Google Android is generally aimed at mobile devices with ARM-based processors. But we’ve seen several efforts to bring the software to x86 processors, including the independent Androidx86 project as well as an Acer netbook which dual boots Windows and Google Android. Now it looks [...] Attention Android Forensics Wiki subscribers! Our Android Forensics Physical wiki (subscription required) now includes a comprehensive list of Android devices including in depth details about each device. We will be updating this list as we test our viaForensics’ apps — AFLogical and AFPhysical — on each device. An interesting read. But, as the article states, the report may be more about headlines than substance. viaForensics is currently building an app analysis database. Keep an eye on our Android Forensics Wiki and stay tuned for updates. The security of Android apps was called into question by a report issued on Tuesday by SMobile Systems, [...]  July 6th, 2010 by lhaas
 1 commentRecently, some were surprised to learn that Google had the ability to remotely remove applications from Android devices. They were even more surprised to learn that Google also has the ability to install applications remotely. As the article below goes on to point out, this raises both privacy and security questions. While some fear that Google [...] |
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