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Question of the Day: Do You Worry About Android Security?

Kellen January 29, 2016 74

Security is an important topic in today's mobile heavy world. It's starting to feel as if we are almost always under some form of attack from this or that spyware or virus or backdoor. Well, security companies are certainly trying to make us believe that,...

Poll: Do You Use a Fingerprint to Unlock Your Phone?

Kellen January 21, 2016 77

Yesterday, we asked if you are all using a secure lock screen after reading a report that said 1 in 3 Android users go without one. Our results turned up with slightly better numbers, showing that 77% of you utilize some form of a secure lock screen. That...

Poll: Do You Use a Secure Lock Screen?

Kellen January 20, 2016 232

Earlier today, I caught wind of a recently published report from Duo Labs that talked about the state of Android device security and the usage numbers surrounding things like secure lock screens. The report - which of course is from a security company - claims...

DEAL: Enpass Password Manager is Free Today Only ($9.99 Off)

Kellen January 12, 2016 15

I'm still fairly new to the password locker game, but after becoming a LastPass subscriber last year, I can't imagine life without one. Today, if you would like to get into using a password locker or manager without the typical associated cost (subscription or...

Google Safe Browsing Now Protects Hundred of Millions of Chrome Users on Android

Kellen December 7, 2015 4

Google's Safe Browsing, the security service behind Chrome that protects you as you cruise the internet by warning you of potentially harmful or dangerous sites, is now protecting millions of uses on Chrome for Android. Google announced the availability of the...

This is How Blackberry “Secures the Android Platform” With the Priv

Kellen October 20, 2015 108

As Blackberry mentioned today in a blog post about securing Android, they have a "long and storied" history of being able to do so on mobile devices. They lay claim to things like being the first to secure email and other applications and deploy app...

The Nexus 5X and 6P Fingerprint Scanners are the Best.

Kellen October 19, 2015 135

Last week, I wrote an opinion piece that attempted to convince the world that rear-mounted fingerprint scanners were the ideal implementation, not the home button locations that Samsung and Apple have sold you all on over the past couple of years. I took some...

Android Pay Requires You to Enable a Secure Lock Screen

Kellen September 10, 2015 172

Just a quick heads-up, but with Android Pay, things have changed a bit on a security level when compared to Google Wallet. With Android Pay, Google is now requiring that you have a secure lock screen setup in order to use the mobile payment service. While...