#SafeCoding

Google sees 68% drop in Android memory safety flaws over 5 years

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September 25, 2024 at 03:34PM The shift in Android vulnerabilities caused by memory safety issues from 76% in 2019 to 24% in 2024 highlights Google’s adoption of memory-safe languages like Rust. This strategy retains older code with minimal changes focused on security fixes, while prioritizing new code in memory-safe languages. Google emphasizes proactive prevention over … Read more

Google’s Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%

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September 25, 2024 at 01:18PM Google’s shift to memory-safe languages like Rust has reduced memory-safe vulnerabilities in Android from 76% to 24% in six years. Prioritizing secure coding for new features makes codebases safer and cost-effective. The decrease in vulnerabilities is due to the decay of new code’s vulnerabilities and advancements in vulnerability combat. Google … Read more