Ukuphepha ku-ecosystem ye-Android kube ukukhathazeka njalo ngenxa yokwanda kwezinhlelo zokusebenza ezinonya ezingafaka engozini ulwazi lwabasebenzisi kanye nobumfihlo. Ukuze kubhekwane nalokhu kusongela, i-Google idale i- I-App Defense Alliance, umkhankaso ngokubambisana nezinkampani ezikhethekile ekuvikelekeni kwe-inthanethi njenge I-ESET, i-Lookout ne-Zimperium. Lolu mbimbi luhlose ukuqinisa ukuvikelwa kwe Isitolo se-Google Play futhi uvimbele uhlelo olungayilungele ikhompuyutha ukuthi lufinyelele kumadivayisi e-Android.
Iyini i-App Defense Alliance?
La I-App Defense Alliance ingumfelandawonye we-Google nezinkampani ezihola phambili ze-cybersecurity ezisebenza ndawonye ukuze zithole futhi zisuse izinhlelo zokusebenza ezinonya ngaphambi kokuthi zishicilelwe ku-Google Play Isitolo. Ukwenza lokhu, i-Google ihlanganise ithuluzi layo lokuvikela I-Google Play Vikela ngezinjini zezibalo zalezi zinkampani, okuvumela ukuhlolwa okuphelele ngaphambi kokuthi noma yiluphi uhlelo lokusebenza lwenziwe lutholakalele ukulandwa.
Izinhlelo zokuthola ze-Google manje azisasebenzi zodwa, kodwa zisekelwa ochwepheshe bezokuphepha abakwazi ukubona ngokushesha izinsongo futhi bazivikele ekufinyeleleni abasebenzisi. Lokhu kubambisana kubalulekile ku- Ukuphepha kwe-Android, uma kubhekwa inani elikhulayo lezinhlelo zokusebenza ezifuna ukusizakala ngabasebenzisi.
Isebenza kanjani i-App Defense Alliance?
Ukusebenza kwalolu mbimbi kusekelwe ku-a ukuhlanganiswa okuqondile phakathi kwesistimu ye-Google Play Protect kanye nezinjini zokuhlaziya zezinkampani ezingamalungu. Uma unjiniyela elayisha uhlelo lokusebenza ku-Google Play Isitolo, lungaphansi kokuhlaziywa okuphelele lapho kuseshwa ikhodi enonya, ubuthakathaka noma ukuziphatha okusolisayo.
- Izinjini zokuskena ze-ESET, i-Lookout ne-Zimperium, zisebenzisana ne-Google Play Protect ukuze kutholwe izinsongo.
- Ukuhlaziywa kwengozi kuyenziwa ukusiza ukuvimba izinhlelo zokusebenza eziyingozi ngaphambi kokuthi zishicilelwe.
- Umfelandawonye unika amandla impendulo esheshayo nesebenza ngempumelelo ezinsongweni ezintsha esitolo sohlelo lokusebenza.
Ngenxa yalokhu kubambisana, ukutholwa kohlelo olungayilungele ikhompuyutha akusewona umsebenzi we-Google kuphela, kodwa kusekelwa izinkampani ezinolwazi olunzulu lokuhlonza isofthiwe eyingozi. Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kubalulekile ku- Ukuthuthukisa ukuvikelwa kweselula, esebenzisa ubuhlakani bokwenziwa ukuze kutholwe amaphethini okuziphatha asolisayo.
Kungani i-App Defense Alliance ibalulekile?
Ukuphepha kwedivayisi yeselula kuyinkinga ebalulekile, ikakhulukazi kusukela lapho I-Android ingenye yezinhlelo zokusebenza ezisetshenziswa kakhulu emhlabeni wonke. Ukuduma kwayo kuyenza ibe ithagethi ekhangayo ezigebengwini ze-inthanethi ezifuna ukusabalalisa izinhlelo zokusebenza eziwumgunyathi ngezinjongo ezinonya.
Ezinye zezinkinga ezivame kakhulu abasebenzisi be-Android ababhekana nazo zifaka:
- Izicelo nge adware, ebonisa izikhangiso eziphazamisayo ngaphandle kwemvume yomsebenzisi.
- Izinhlelo zokusebenza eziqukethe ama-Trojans asebhange yakhelwe ukweba imininingwane yezezimali.
- Isofthiwe enobungozi eqoqa ulwazi lomuntu siqu ngaphandle kokugunyazwa.
Ngokudalwa kwe- I-App Defense Alliance, ukuvimbela kuba inqubo esebenzayo kunokuba inqubo esebenzayo. Esikhundleni sokuthembela emibikweni elandelayo yezinhlelo zokusebenza ezinonya, manje sekukhona a ukuhlolwa kwangaphambili okuthuthukisiwe okunciphisa kakhulu ubungozi. Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nezinye izici zokuphepha, ungabheka isihloko esithi imodi yokuvikela ethuthukisiwe.
Iziphi izinzuzo eziletha kubasebenzisi?
Kubasebenzisi be-Android, lesi sinyathelo simelela i- isendlalelo esengeziwe sokuvikela okuthuthukisa ukuphepha kwakho ngaphandle kokudinga isenzo esengeziwe. Izinzuzo eziyinhloko zifaka:
- Ukuzethemba okukhulu ku-Google Play Isitolo: Ngoba zingaphansi kokuhlolwa okwengeziwe, izinhlelo zokusebenza esitolo se-Google mancane amathuba okuba zibe nonya.
- Ukwehliswa kwezicelo eziwumgunyathi: I-App Defence Alliance ivimbela izinhlelo eziningi ezinonya ekushicilelweni endaweni.
- Ukuvikelwa Kwangempela: Ngenxa yokuhlanganiswa ne-Play Protect, izinsongo zingatholwa ngokuqhubekayo.
Lokhu kuthembana okwengeziwe kunikeza ukuthula kwengqondo kubasebenzisi, manje abangajabulela ukuzizwisa okuvikeleke kakhulu lapho belanda izinhlelo zokusebenza. Kulo mongo, kubalulekile ukwenza isipele idatha; Ungathola ulwazi lokuthi ungakwenza kanjani lokhu ku Isipele se-Android.
Iqhaza le-MASA ngaphakathi kwe-App Defense Alliance
Enye ingxenye ebalulekile yalolu hlelo Masa (I-Mobile App Security Assessment), uhlelo olunikeza onjiniyela ithuba lokuqinisekisa ukuthi izinhlelo zabo zokusebenza zihlolwe ngochwepheshe bezokuphepha. Lokhu kuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bahlukanise phakathi kwezinhlelo zokusebenza ezinokuqinisekiswa okuzimele, okubanika ukuthula okukhulu kwengqondo lapho bezilanda.
I-MASA inamazinga ahlukene esitifiketi:
- AL1: ukuzihlola ngokuhlaziywa kwe-APK nohlu lwemibuzo.
- AL2: ukuhlola okunzima kakhulu okwenziwa amalabhorethri akhethekile, enikeza ibheji le Ukubuyekezwa kokuphepha okuzimele ku-Google Play Isitolo.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi onjiniyela bangathuthukisa ukuthembela emikhiqizweni yabo ngesikhathi esifanayo inikeza abasebenzisi bayo isiqinisekiso esikhulu sokuphepha. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kufana nomsebenzi we I-Identity Check, okuqinisa ukuphepha kumadivayisi e-Android.
I-App Defense Alliance imaka inguquko endleleni ye-Google Play kwezokuvikela. Ngokuhlanganiswa kochwepheshe be-cybersecurity namathuluzi athuthukile, ukuhlonza izinsongo kunembe kakhulu futhi kuyashesha. Lokhu akugcini nje ngokuvikela abasebenzisi ezinhlelweni zokusebenza ezinonya, kodwa futhi kuphakamisa ibha yokuvikela yonjiniyela abafuna ukwakha i-ecosystem ethembeke kakhulu. Ngenxa yalolu mbimbi, i-Android iyaqhubeka nokuqinisa izindlela zayo zokuvikela ukuze iqinisekise ukuzizwisa okuphephile esitolo sayo sohlelo lokusebenza.
