Practical recipes to delve into Android's security mechanisms by troubleshooting common vulnerabilities in applications and Android OS versions

- Analyze the security of Android applications and devices, and exploit common vulnerabilities in applications and Android operating systems

- Develop custom vulnerability assessment tools using the Drozer Android Security Assessment Framework

- Reverse-engineer Android applications for security vulnerabilities

- Protect your Android application with up to date hardening techniques

Keith Makan is a former computer science and physics student, and a passionate hobbyist and security researcher. He spends most of his free time reading source code, performing reverse engineering and fuzz testing, and developing exploits for web application technology.

Keith works professionally as an IT security assessment specialist. His personal research has won him spots on the Google Application Security Hall of Fame numerous times. He has developed exploits against Google Chrome's WebKit XSSAuditor, Firefox's NoScript Add-on, and has often reported security flaws and developed exploits for WordPress plugins.

Scott Alexander-Bown is an accomplished developer with experience in financial services, software development, and mobile app agencies. He lives and breathes Android, and has a passion for mobile app security.

In his current role as senior developer, Scott specializes in mobile app development, reverse engineering, and app hardening. He also enjoys speaking about app security and has presented at various conferences for mobile app developers internationally.