Android security state of the union
Android security state of the union
Google has announced
the issuing of a
lengthy report [PDF] on the state of Android security. "In 2014,
the Android platform made numerous significant improvements in platform
security technology, including enabling deployment of full disk encryption,
expanding the use of hardware- protected cryptography, and improving the
Android application sandbox with an SELinux- based Mandatory Access Control
system (MAC). Developers were also provided with improved tools to detect
and react to security vulnerabilities, including the nogotofail project and
the SecurityProvider. We provided device manufacturers with ongoing
support for fixing security vulnerabilities in devices, including
development of 79 security patches, and improved the ability to respond to
potential vulnerabilities in key areas, such as the updateable WebView in
Android 5.0.
"