Secure Android App Development (FutureLearn)

Make security a priority during Android app development
On this free online course, you’ll learn about the common vulnerabilities found in Android apps, and how to detect and mitigate them. These skills are increasingly in demand as mobile applications proliferate in the workplace, and increasingly proof of secure code is required before companies will use them. Make security a priority during your Android app development to protect yourself, and the users of your application.
Over four weeks, the course will explore three aspects of developing secure apps in Android:

1. Why should you care about mobile app security? We’ll cover common application flaws, the cyber risk these expose, and how to control and mitigate this risk.
2. Security architecture on Android. We’ll examine the way the Android operating system compartmentalises code and uses permissions. We’ll demonstrate how to secure interprocess communication (IPC).
3. Static analysis of code. Finally, we’ll use the world’s most-adopted toolset, Fortify SCA from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, to identify and fix common vulnerabilities in Android apps. This is used by the majority of the largest IT companies, banks, pharmaceuticals, software vendors and telecommunications companies.

What topics will you cover?

• Why is security in mobile applications important?
• Understanding risk and threats in mobile applications
• Introducing and using static analysis tools
• Introduction to security controls for mobile applications
• Security control: Android permissions and how to use them
• Security control: encryption and how to secure stored data
• Security control: authentication and how to secure network connections
• Verifying the implementation of security controls using HPE Fortify SCA