Android was the weakest operating system of 2019

In total 414 security breaches or violations received in 2019, Android was the most secure operating system last year, surpassing platforms like Windows 10, Ubuntu or Debian.

This is illustrated by a recent report prepared by the company BestVPN where vulnerabilities found in some of the world's most used platforms have been analyzed, thanks to data collected by the National Danger Database.

But also the fact that Android has gained first place in this "state", or the high number of weaknesses found in Google's mobile app shouldn't be a headache. However, it is the most widely used platform in the world, and the numbers say the number of weaknesses has been decreasing year by year.

A total of 2,563 crashes during the last decade

As explained in this report, Debian Linux, Windows 10, Adobe Acrobat or Windows 7 are some of the backdrops of Android depending on the number of weaknesses experienced last year. However, in the case of Google's operating system, a significant decrease in the number of posts received, step up from 843 in 2017 to 525 in 2018

, and in 2019 to “only” 414.

From BestVPN they say that too a good number of hazards detected in the operating system It is a mistake for their own developers to have their applications pre-installed with advanced rights, which could jeopardize the accuracy of user data. Without further ado, in January we talked about the dangers of bloatware included in the cheap phones of some manufacturers, especially those from China.

However Does all of this mean that Android is the most secure platform? Indeed you don't have to. In a statement issued at Fast Company, Google explains th at, in fact, that 414 weaknesses found on Android throughout 2019 only reflect that. Natural specifications work as planned

, especially when you consider that the identified risk exists defined by Google itself

in their monthly safety brakes, and adjustable to the corresponding safety categories. So, again, the importance of getting devices from manufacturers willing to offer a longer support period in terms of security and system updates is also recognized.

"We disagree with the notion that estimating the number of security problems solved in an operating system is an indicator of the platform's security." – Google

Apart from this, as explained also 9to5Google, a good portion of Android's weaknesses are included in the report they are not found in the operating system itself, but in software developed by third parties as it happened a while ago, when a security breach was discovered in the vast majority of MediaTek 64-bit processors that could put millions of devices around the world at risk, and that Google has little to do.

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