By: Kelly Jackson Higgins/ Posted on 8/20/2014
The Android Security Modules (ASM) framework aims to streamline and spread security features, updates to Android devices.
Security researchers from the US and Germany have developed a framework for Android that would allow companies and users to more easily plug in security tools and enhancements to the mobile devices.
The researchers, from NC State and Technische Universitat Darmstadt/CASED in Germany, basically modified the core Android operating system such that developers and users could more easily add new security features to Android devices. The so-called Android Security Modules (ASM) Framework is a way to more comprehensively and easily update the oft-targeted mobile platform with new defenses from attacks and privacy threats.
DarkReading/ full article here/ http://www.darkreading.com/mobile/us-german-researchers-build-android-security-framework/d/d-id/1298161?
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