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Google is getting ready to release new tablets and the latest version of Android – Android 5.0 Lollipop. As a result, you can expect new tablets and devices to be released in the near future including this updated version of Android. For businesses, Android 5.0 will offer a number of useful security updates.
One of the first steps to ensuring that your Android device is secure is to put a lock code on the screen. Adding a pin code, or pattern code, to your device makes it more difficult for someone else to gain physical access. On the downside, constantly entering the code can be annoying, especially if you need access to your device on a regular basis.
In an earlier version of Android, the ability to use your face to unlock your device was introduced, but it hasn’t really been all that popular. With Android 5.0, Google has introduced a feature called Smart Lock.
This feature uses either NFC, Bluetooth, or your face to unlock your device. Essentially, you pair your device with another device and when it is in range it will automatically unlock. For example, you can pair your computer with your phone via bluetooth. When your phone is near your computer, it unlocks and allows you access without having to enter the pin. If you prefer to use your face to unlock your device, this feature has now been improved and moved to be part of Smart Lock.
As businesses continue to integrate tablets and other devices, the amount of data stored on these devices increases. As a result, you eventually end up with important data on your device that you need to keep secure. One of the best ways to do this is to encrypt your device.
On older versions of Android, device security was fairly complicated when not automatic. Now, any device running Android 5.0 is automatically encrypted when the device is started up for the first time.
This encryption will ensure that the data on the device is secure from the start, something which many business users will likely find quite useful.
SELinux, or Security Enhanced Linux, is a security model implemented in Android last year which is configured to help minimize security threats. All developers must include SELinux enforced security on their apps. What this has done is increased the overall security of apps installed on devices and reduced the number of vulnerabilities that could compromise device security.
For most users, the updated requirements and measures introduced by Android Lollipop will lead to increased overall device security from the apps through to other features.
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