Don't forget you can download the copy for your model and compile it your self On Aug 28, 2012 2:10 PM, "Josh More" <[email protected]> wrote:
> CyanogenMod is mostly due to personal preference with three anecdotal > security points. > > 1) It's stable. I've worked with several mods that are better, but > don't sustain with regard to updates. I prefer to stay with one thing > than bounce from ROM to ROM as I track Android flaws. > > 2) It's not based on Sense. I have no objection to Sense ROMs in use, > but I have to think that adding a potentially buggy layer onto a > known-buggy layer isn't going to improve things much. > > 3) Back when Android had that exploited browser vuln, CyangogenMod was > one of the first to release a fix for it. It's a single data point, > sure, but it's one that I liked. > > -Josh More > > On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Michael D. Wood > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Why cyanogenmod? Is it just a personal preference? Just trying to > > understand if cyanogenmod is more secure opposed to other roms that the > apps > > you listed will run on any AOSP rom. > > > > C.L., > > Install RomManager - Cyanogenmod repos are in there to keep it upgraded. > > > > Check the roms out at http://xda-developers.com > > -- > > Michael D. Wood > > ITSecurityPros.org > > www.itsecuritypros.org > > > > ----- Reply message ----- > > From: "C. L. Martinez" <[email protected]> > > To: "PaulDotCom Security Weekly Mailing List" > > <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Pauldotcom] Questions and suggestions about security on Android > > devices > > Date: Mon, Aug 27, 2012 2:19 am > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Josh More <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My rules of thumb are: > >> > >> 1) If you are good at Operations, root the device, install CyanogenMod > >> + DroidWall + AdAway + Lookout + Sophos. Check for updates for both > >> Cyanogen and Play regularly. Install only the apps you need and only > >> from trusted sources. Try not to do anything risky with it. > >> > >> 2) If you suck at Operations, go with Lookout and Sophos and hope that > >> your carrier will do a better job of updates and secure configuration > >> than you would. Expect to get popped eventually. > >> > >> -Josh More > >> > > > > Thanks Josh ... But Cyanogenmod, is it easily upgradeable? Looking at > > their website I only see tutorials about clean installs ... > > _______________________________________________ > > Pauldotcom mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pauldotcom mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >
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