Friday, May 20, 2016

Android N screwing security – Macworld

Main Android security Adrian Ludwig spoke yesterday at a developer conference I / O on the security and prompt three new features that are planned for the new version of Android, namely, file encryption, fencing off Media Server and delivering automatic updates.



encryption and updates

According to Ludwig, encryption is essential for confidence in Android. Gartner analyst Mark Hung says file-level encryption provides finer-grained control over what data should be encrypted.

In the background executed seamless updates further reduce the overhead for IT professionals. System updates can in the background are installed in Android N. The next time a user starts the device, the updated system image is addressed.



Customize Rights

Google will continue addressing Androids Media Server bugs addressing the vulnerabilities. Components that handle untrusted content are isolated and have lower fees. had to hastily resolve Google vulnerabilities in these systems in the past, such as the notorious Stage Fright bug.

The security where Google has a lot to lately watched its runtime permissions, right boat, authentication keystore, storage encryption and sandboxing. Marsh Mellow permissions are addressed at runtime and allows users to manage individual rights.

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