The App Protection Alliance (ADA), an industry-leading collaboration launched by Google in 2019 devoted to making sure the security of the app ecosystem, is taking a significant step ahead. We’re proud to announce that the App Protection Alliance is transferring beneath the umbrella of the Linux Basis, with Meta, Microsoft, and Google as founding steering members.
This strategic migration represents a pivotal second within the Alliance’s journey, signifying a shared dedication by the members to strengthen app safety and associated requirements throughout ecosystems. This evolution of the App Protection Alliance will allow us to foster extra collaborative implementation of {industry} requirements for app safety.
Uniting for App Safety
The digital panorama is regularly evolving, and so are the threats to consumer safety. With the ever-increasing complexity of cell apps and the rising significance of information safety, now could be the proper time for this transition. The Linux Basis is famend for its dedication to fostering open-source initiatives that drive innovation, safety, and sustainability. By combining forces with further members beneath the Linux Basis, we will adapt and reply extra successfully to rising challenges.
The dedication of the newly structured App Protection Alliance’s founding steering members – Meta, Microsoft, and Google – is pivotal in making this transition a actuality. With a member neighborhood spanning an extra 16 Normal and Contributor Members, the Alliance will help industry-wide adoption of app safety greatest practices and tips, in addition to countermeasures towards rising safety dangers.
Persevering with the Malware Mitigation Program
The App Protection Alliance was fashioned with the mission of decreasing the chance of app-based malware and higher defending Android customers. Malware protection stays an essential focus for Google and Android, and we’ll proceed to companion intently with the Malware Mitigation Program members – ESET, Lookout, McAfee, Pattern Micro, Zimperium – on direct sign sharing. The migration of ADA beneath the Linux Basis will allow broader risk intelligence sharing throughout main ecosystem companions and researchers.
Wanting Forward and Connecting With the ADA
We invite you to remain linked with the newly structured App Protection Alliance beneath the Linux basis umbrella. Be a part of the dialog to assist make apps safer. Along with the steering committee, alliance companions, and the broader ecosystem, we look ahead to constructing safer and reliable app ecosystems.
