Reversing and Auditing Android's Proprietary Bits

Presented at REcon 2013, June 23, 2013, 2 p.m. (60 minutes)

Although the Android operating system is rooted in open source software, it is not entirely open source. Each device contains several different types of closed-source, proprietary software. Such closed software is tedious and difficult to review and therefore is often of lower code quality. This can lead to serious security issues remaining undiscovered. This talk aims to shine light on these dark places of Android.


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  • Joshua J. Drake / jduck as Joshua J. Drake aka jduck
    Joshua J. Drake is the Research Practice Manager at Accuvant LABS. Joshua focuses on original research in areas such as vulnerability discovery, exploitation and reverse engineering. He has over 10 years of experience in the information security field, including serving as the lead exploit developer for Metasploit and a vulnerability researcher at iDefense Labs. Joshua is currently researching all things Android and authoring the Android Hacker's Handbook with his esteemed co-authors.

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