Google offers up to $38,000 for Android bugs
Google has kicked off its bug bounty for Android, offering security researchers as much as $38,000 — and possibly more — for finding flaws in the world’s most widely used mobile OS.
Google has kicked off its bug bounty for Android, offering security researchers as much as $38,000 — and possibly more — for finding flaws in the world’s most widely used mobile OS.
Security researchers are warning some Android users to steer clear of Chrome on Android for websites that require passwords until they’ve got the latest browser or OS. The question is which devices will get the updates?
Google is deprecating Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) support for Chrome with the final update expected to arrive in April and no more security patches from mid-May.
With Android 5.0 or Lollipop, Google has put in place a framework for improving the security of Android apps.