Conclusion
With every version of Android there are multiple patches and changes that may have an effect on your security. We looked at the adb backup command as well as some commands for reading logs from other apps. But there are no doubt more. For example, it’s reported that Android 4.1.1 is affected by the Heartbleed SSL issue (https://bluebox.com/technical/heartbleed-bug-impacts-mobile-devices). We also looked at how Android Encryption can be used to protect your device. Finally, we explained how SEAndroid and Samsung Knox fit into the security of your device.
Google has announced an agreement with Samsung to integrate the Knox components into Android L, so this is coming very soon to every non-Samsung Android user. This is a nice segue ...
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