Securing Android Apps: A Practical Approach for Secure Development

About This Book

In an age where Android apps handle banking, healthcare, and personal data, security is a critical part of the development process. Securing Android Apps: A Practical Approach for Secure Development by Sumit Kalaria offers a practical route from foundational Android concepts to advanced defensive techniques.

This first edition from CRC Press (2026) bridges mobile development and cybersecurity. It examines the full Android ecosystem, explores common threats, and shows how to integrate security into every phase of the app development lifecycle.

What You’ll Find Inside

• Understanding the Android Ecosystem: Architecture, versions, app stores, and device fragmentation.
• Navigating the Android Threat Landscape: Malware, phishing, MITM attacks, insecure authentication, API issues, code injection, and data leakage.
• Android App Testing Essentials: Toolsets and testing methodologies for mobile security.
• Decoding Factors Behind Insecure Code: Knowledge gaps, constraints, legacy systems, and cultural misalignment.
• Integrating Security in App Development: Planning, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Implementing Secure SDLC for Android Apps: Threat modeling, secure coding, code review, security training, and incident response.
• OWASP MASVS Insights: Detailed exploring of MASVS categories including storage, crypto, auth, network, platform, code, resilience, and privacy.
• Future Trends and Challenges: DevSecOps, advanced security mechanisms, architectural shifts, and emerging technologies.

Why This Book Matters

Rather than treating security as an afterthought, this book helps developers build protection into each stage of their workflow. It moves beyond automated tools to examine the reasoning behind secure systems, helping readers make informed decisions when facing real-world mobile threats.

If you are developing Android apps, assessing their security, or managing a development team, this title provides a structured foundation for building safer mobile experiences.