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Samsung To Push Monthly Over-the-Air Security Updates For Android
wiredmikey writes: Smartphone maker Samsung said on Wednesday that it soon will implement a new Android security update process that fast tracks mobile security patches over the air when security vulnerabilities are uncovered. The South Korea-based maker of popular Android smartphones said that it recently fast tracked security updates to its Galaxy devices in response to the recent Android "Stagefright" vulnerabilities uncovered late last month by security firm Zimperium. News of the initiative is great for Android users. For years, wireless carriers and phone manufacturers have been accused of putting profits over protection and dragging their feet on regular operating system updates, making Android users vulnerable to malware and other attacks. Nexus is also joining the monthly OTA update club.
The big difference was that it was behind a firewall and a 19.2k modem
ping -c 3 -p "+++ATH0"
Many haynes clone command sets (and even a couple bugged haynes firmwares) did not require the 300ms pause between the +++ "I want to send a command" pattern, and the actual command to the modem. You just had to get the remote system to reply with that command pattern to disconnect.
The best was against email servers. Send an email you know will bounce with a +++ATH0H1DT1900xxxyyyy number under your control and the bounced emails will make the modem hang up and call your toll number over and over, until an admin manually cleared it from the mail queue.
Microsoft Windows 10 comes with spyware, ads and automatic updates built in, none of which can be disabled.
Which means the Year of the Linux Desktop is right around the corner!