Scott Alexander-Bown
Scott is an Android developer at Help Scout and Google Developer Expert who is passionate about mobile app security.
In 2011, Scott founded and continues to co-run SWmobile meetup group based in Bristol/Bath (UK). Mobile professionals can meet and share knowledge at the monthly tech talk/social events.
To relax and bug out from the screen Scott enjoys spending time with his wife and children, running, Mexican food, Belgian beer and science fiction.
Scott tweets at @scottyab.
Talks I've Given
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What's New in Android P Security?
Featuring Scott Alexander-Bown
What does the P stand for in Android P? Protection? Privacy? Or maybe Plethora of security enhancements? This talk will give you a concise update on these new security features, flag any breaking changes when targeting P as well as practical tips and examples of how to improve your app’s...
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What's NNNNNNNNew in Android Security?
Featuring Scott Alexander-Bown
Android N brings a plethora of security enhancements to the platform and the SDK. Including Network Layer Security, Hardware-backed Keystore, APK Signing v2, Scoped Directory Access and Direct Boot.
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Android App Security on a shoestring Budget
Featuring Scott Alexander-Bown
Even with all the time & budget in the world you can't make a completely bulletproof app, so how do you stand a chance with a real world app? Real world apps have limited budget, are short on time and the task priorities are often decided by the security oblivious client/project managers....
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Android app hardening
Featuring Scott Alexander-Bown
Interested in covering security best practices for app development? If you are an Android developer join Scott Alexander-Bown who will be focusing on encryption, key management, using SSL better and making it harder to pirate/repackage your app.
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Hardening Your Android App
Featuring Scott Alexander-Bown
Watch this video from Droidcon London with Scott Alexander-Bown to learn how to improve your Android app security!
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Write Less / Do More
Featuring Scott Alexander-Bown
Android is based on openness and the development community has embraced this ideal and provided numerous solutions to common problems just waiting to be plugged in. This session focuses on the features of some of the best and freely available resources the community has to offer.
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