The still experimental but promising SEAndroid framework offers SELinux-like mandatory access control for the Android universe.
The fact that Android devices have increasingly become a target for attack is a tribute to their popularity. Android design vulnerabilities have made life easier for attackers thus far, but the NSA SELinux project has set out to reduce drastically the vulnerability of Android systems with its SEAndroid framework.
Google says the upcoming Android L release will be far more secure than its predecessors.
Security and the Open Cloud were featured at the most recent LinuxCon event.
Czech kernel developer Pavel Machek wants to be root on his T-Mobile G1 Android Linux mobile phone so that he can exploit security holes simply to extend usability of the phone.
The Tor project provides an Orbot package for Android mobile phones so that they too can access the Tor anonymity network.
Hackers of the XDA Forum found a simple hack to gain access to root privileges on the Android platform of G1 mobile phones.