Researchers Develop Scoring System To Show How Well Android OEMs Update Devices

[Lucian Armasu]

Security researchers from Cambridge discovered that 87 percent of Android devices are vulnerable to at least one of 11 vulnerabilities that were made public in the last five years.

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[jkhoward]

What is the highest possible FUM score? Neither this article or the research page list it.

 

[tom10167]

Same as the highest possible Weissman score.

 

[JQB45]

Its about freaking time...

 

[jkhoward]

Same as the highest possible Weissman score.

Not sure I quite understand how this score works. Is the highest possible score 5.2 since that is the top number?

 

[targetdrone]

It's not just the OEM that's the update roadblock it's the cell carrier as well.

If this method of security updates were applied to personal computers and servers we would all be in a world of hurt.

 

[amateramasu]

What is the highest possible FUM score? Neither this article or the research page list it.

In the article it says on a scale of 10:

The researchers found that out of a score of 10