The first comprehensive guide to discovering and preventing  attacks on the Android OS  As the Android operating system continues to increase its share  of the smartphone market, smartphone hacking remains a growing  threat. Written by experts who rank among the worlds foremost  Android security researchers, this book presents vulnerability  discovery, analysis, and exploitation tools for the good guys.  Following a detailed explanation of how the Android OS works and  its overall security architecture, the authors examine how  vulnerabilities can be discovered and exploits developed for  various system components, preparing you to defend against  them.  If you are a mobile device administrator, security researcher,  Android app developer, or consultant responsible for evaluating  Android security, you will find this guide is essential to your  toolbox.    A crack team of leading Android security researchers explain  Android security risks, security design and architecture, rooting,  fuzz testing, and vulnerability…