Android Security Internals

“If you are an Android application developer or breaker, you should definitely read this book.”—Michele Orrù, BeEF core developer and coauthor of The Browser Hacker’s Handbook“A deep look at Android from both the operating system internals and security perspective.”—Andrew Case, Volatility core developer and coauthor of The Art of Memory Forensics“Not only does this book provide an invaluable and even essential course in security, it will deepen your understanding of the OS generally.”—Steve Mansfield-Devine, editor of Elsevier’s Network Security Newsletter“An excellent coverage of all things Android security.”—IT World “Every Android developer should have this book on their bookshelf.”—SYS-CON Media “Highly recommended.”—I Programmer“This book is amazing and one of the most comprehensive Android texts I have read to date.”—Dan Borges, LockBoxx

Nikolay Elenkov has been working on enter-prise security-related projects for more than 10 years. He became interested in Android shortly after the initial public release and has been developing Android applications since version 1.5. His work has led to the discovery and correction of significant Android security flaws. He writes about Android security on his highly regarded blog, nelenkov.blogspot.com.