Not sure why Google has waited this long for built in security in Android. At any rate Jellybean hopes to be the most secured version yet. Why? It looks like they have implemented two layers of technology that will slow down the current hackery going on.
One layer makes it hard for the virus maker to predict where their creation will be. The other layer makes sure the apps excute in the way it was promised when installed. With news of repackaging apps with maleware, hopefully this new technique will make android users feel safer. Do you feel safer now?
In an analysis published Monday, security researcher Jon Oberheide said Android version 4.1, aka Jelly Bean, is the first version of the Google-developed OS to properly implement a protection known as address space layout randomization. ASLR…
This is really a good idea. Google is getting more popular and they should also focus on the security.