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Microsoft announced a contest called BlueHat Prize. The event is designed to encourage innovation in the field of security technology. For the three best contestants, Microsoft provides a total prize worth more than USD 250 thousand.

Deals like this also been done by Google and Facebook. But Microsoft is more attention because it is made in the form of contests with bigger prizes.

"Microsoft recognizes the need to stimulate research in the area of ​​computer security technology," said Matt Thomlinson, Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group, quoted from Digital Trends, Thursday (04/08/2011).

He mentioned, Microsoft is keen to promote a focus on developing innovative solutions rather than finding individual issues. Microsoft believes, BlueHat Prize can help reduce a variety of computer security attack attempts.

The first winner will be rewarded a share of the biggest prizes valued at USD 200 thousands. Second prize will receive $ 50 thousands and the third winner will get a subscription package Microsoft's security network.

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A number of researchers have revealed a gap in Google's mobile operating system is.

The investigators who succeeded in dismantling the holes that can be utilized that cyber criminals are Konings Bastian, Jens Nickels, and Florian Schaub of the University of Ulm, Germany.

The security hole was reported to be on the Android version 2.3.3 and the associated authentication ClientLogin unsafe. ClientLogin itself is used as an application to perform authentication in order to pass account and password via a wireless connection.

Cracks in Android itself is not true this time it was reported recently. Research from the three researchers from the University of Ulm is intrigued to dismantle Android on recognized even after reading the postings from Dan Wallach, of Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy.

Wallach's Post such as wanted to warn the users of Android order to be more vigilant when surfing the Internet via Wi-Fi network.

Until the three come to the conclusion that Android 2.3.3 has a gap to be infiltrated by the hackers to infiltrate the feature finally allows calendar, contacts list, to a private web album.

Quoted from News Factor, Wednesday (18/05/2011), Google asked to react on this issue. While users are advised to immediately update to version 2.3.4 Android device and turn off automatic synchronization when connected to Wi-Fi networks that are open.

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