NSA releases security-enhanced Android

Posted by tracyanne on Jan 20, 2012 3:35 AM EDT
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The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) released a security-enhanced version of Android based on the hardened SE Linux, featuring stricter access control policies. SE Android restricts the system resources available to an Android app regardless of user permissions, blocking malware such as the & GingerBreak& exploit at six different steps during execution, says the NSA....

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