Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. I have a total of three smartphones in everyday use here: two ...

So why is Google so suddenly concerned with keeping Android "locked up"? After news of the jailbreak made headlines, it took a day and a half for Google to issue an update that "fixed" this problem.

A new report out today from mobile security platform provider Zimperium Inc. warns that mobile rooting and jailbreaking remain a persistent and evolving threat to enterprises worldwide. Mobile devices ...

Rooting or jailbreaking a phone isn't as hard as it once was. The process does involve considerable risk. Some reasons might make you want to try. Many years ago, when I first heard about rooting ...

Hackers have found a way to circumvent controls in the Google Android operating system used on T-Mobile’s G1 mobile phone, allowing them to get around restrictions created by the phone’s designers.