{"id":55286,"date":"2024-07-29T11:46:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdtimes.com\/?p=55286"},"modified":"2024-07-29T11:46:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:46:10","slug":"google-launches-new-knowledge-base-for-remediating-vulnerabilities-in-android-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdtimes.com\/mobile\/google-launches-new-knowledge-base-for-remediating-vulnerabilities-in-android-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Google launches new knowledge base for remediating vulnerabilities in Android apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an effort to reduce the number of vulnerabilities in Android apps, Google is introducing the Android Application Security Knowledge Base (AAKB).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The AAKB includes a database of common code issues, complete with examples on how to remediate them and explanations on how to implement specific code patterns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google already does scan Android apps for vulnerabilities, and informs developers so they can remediate the issue or it removes the app if the issue isn\u2019t fixed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe know that it isn\u2019t always enough to just tell you about a vulnerability in your app; you need to know how to fix the issue and how to prevent similar issues from cropping up in the future,\u201d the Android team wrote in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2024\/07\/making-security-easy-vuln-remediation.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blog post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Google, the AAKB is aligned with the OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS). 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