• Samsung releases fix for remote wipe vulnerability

    Deb Shinder Posted On September 30, 2012
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    Last week we heard that Samsung's Galaxy S3 (Android) smartphone has a vulnerability that could allow it to be remotely wiped by code from a malicious web site. If you have a BYOD environment and/or company-issued S3 phones on your network, you should advise users with S3's that Samsung has now released a patch for the vulnerability, which can be downloaded over the air. Find out more here:

    http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57520467-94/samsung-offers-up-patch-for-galaxy-s3-remote-wipe-vulnerability/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

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    Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a technology and security analyst and author specializing in identity, security and cybercrime, utilizing her past experience as a police officer and police academy/criminal justice instructor. She has written numerous books and articles for web and print publications and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP designation for fourteen years in a row.




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