Google creates the App Defense Alliance to improve the security of the Google Play Store
To promote the security of Google Play Store, Google has started a collaboration with ESET, Lookout and Zimperium named App Defense Alliance.
The main goal of this alliance is to stop malware apparition before they arrive to the devise of users. To achieve it, partners are going to integrate Google Play Protect on theirs search engines, resulting in an increase in the number of analysers.
Google emphasizes that collaboration between entities is one of the key aspects of maintaining security.
References:
- 06/11/2019 security.googleblog.com The App Defense Alliance: Bringing the security industry together to fight bad apps
- 06/11/2019 wired.com Google Enlists Outside Help to Clean Up Android's Malware Mess
- 07/11/2019 engadget.com Google launches App Defense Alliance to help catch bad Android apps
- 07/11/2019 silicon.es Nace la App Defense Alliance para evitar las aplicaciones maliciosas en Google Play
- 08/11/2019 muyseguridad.net Google lanza la App Defense Alliance para proteger Android de malware