US Military Wants YOU to Create Better Encryption for Android Devices
The military is looking to use off-the-self smartphones to assist their soldiers in their operations – that’s no secret by now. But they’ve hit a bit of a roadbump in doing so – most smartphone operating systems aren’t secure enough to facilitate this. DARPA has invited security experts from research universities and deep within the security field to propose an AES-256 capable system that could realistically be deployed in as little as 90 days and is fully compliant with the government’s requirements. Get it done, people – our soldiers need smartphones! [via TG Daily]