Android and iOS app stores surpassed 1.2 billion in downloads during the most recent Christmas season alone. Vendor app stores are quickly becoming nearly the only way people download and install programs to their devices. The new platforms use more secure programming languages, which have better safety features than their legacy counterparts. The major app stores require that vendors submit their applications to a verification process to identify and eliminate common programming errors that could lead to compromises. Security admins around the world should be applauding, says security expert Roger A. Grimes.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2613470/how-app-stores-make-you-safer—-to-a-point.html