Samsung KNOX is an end-to-end secure Android solution that provides security hardening from the hardware through to the application layer.
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Last month, Samsung debuted its KNOX enterprise mobile solution with which it expects to make its Android smartphones more secure and take advantage of the ongoing BYOD trend to directly challenge BlackBerry in the enterprise.
The company and its investors float other ideas like phone insurance or even building a more secure version of Android.
In one, the agency accused HTC America, a leading Android maker, with failing to secure the software in millions of its smartphones.
The controller's built-in adjustable spring-loaded clamp allows secure docking of any Android handset (including the Samsung Galaxy S3) or iPhone while sturdy soft rubber clasps protect handsets from being scratched or damaged.
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F-Secure make a security tool for Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile devices.
But what swung SAP towards the upsized, more powerful Galaxy Tab was the fact that it could be made much more secure and managed than the typical Android device.
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The certification allows credentials issuers including banks, loyalty and reward programs to develop mobile payment solutions for Android and BlackBerry 10 devices that leverage the secure SIM card in an NFC-enabled device.
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The result of an attack on iOS, he feels, will be declining market share for Apple and a concomitant boost for Android, a platform he admits is less secure but which at least offers developers the chance to develop security software.
Security specialist Marble Cloud is one of many companies offering mobile security platforms for Google Android, Apple iOS and Windows devices that secure mobile endpoints.
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We believe decelerating efforts to offer enterprises the ability to get their fast secure Blackberry email on an iPhone or an Android device is a mistake.
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It will require an app-specific PIN and in the first release, all payment card credentials will be encrypted and stored on a chip, called the secure element, that is separate from the Android device memory and is only accessible by authorized programs.
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It also has the negative aspect of hacking that involves criminal activity: ComputerWorld posted about the growing concerns around Android security and Google will undoubtedly work to keep it safe and secure.
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Until last September it looked as though Apple, the company that created the tablet market, was pretty secure in its dominance in the UK. Sure, there were any number of Android devices, including Google's own impressive Nexus 7, but the 10in (25.4cm) iPad remained the one that most consumers aspired to own.
Another company to watch is Inside Secure (ISDCF) which offers fingerprint biometric solutions as well as other security solutions for Android.
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