to put to the test equipment of Google is an interesting challenge for programmers, since these devices are supposedly impenetrable. Google has an ongoing program for those who discover security flaws receive monetary prizes offered by the company.
With these equipment in the mira has just arise one more of these challenges by the hand of the developers group Project Zero, with the high patronage be able to allocate $ 200,000 to those who break the security of the devices Nexus 5 and Nexus 6P. In the past this group has discovered security flaws in TouchWiz, the interface that comes associated to the equipment of Samsung.
The contest Project Zero Prize is valid until 14 march 2017 and the winner will have to be able to access remotely to files stored on the phone. This goal should be achieved in a single attempt for proof of their malicious code. Part of the Google only provided a phone number and an e-mail, which gives the possibility of the attackers using a SMS or an e-mail to take control of the phone which were eventually to infect.
Among the rewards, in addition to the first prize of $ 200,000, also the second and third classified will receive 100,000 and $ 50,000.
Source: Project Zero
Leave your comment
No comments:
Post a Comment