Android security assessment based on reported vulnerability

Android is considered as the leading platform on smartphone market. Thus, it becomes a prime target by many security crooks and its security becomes at most concern. This research aims at assessing Android Security, especially the fact whether Android´s folks are getting better or worse in delivering a secure platform? In this research, we use data extracted from National Vulnerability Database (NVD) to answer such question. Surprisingly, the study discovers that 83.3% of reported Android vulnerability is originated from third-party apps that runs on Android platform and not inherently from the Android platform itself. We also discover strong evidence that Android security is getting better based on the declining numbers of reported Android vulnerability and the reducing of Android vulnerability Time-to-Patch.