Google today launched the Android Enterprise Vulnerability Rewards Program, its latest effort to boost Android Enterprise security, along with several new capabilities and tools in Android 12.
Android 12, which is now available for Pixel phones and will be available for other devices later this year, brings more default enterprise security features to the operating system. Employees have access to more privacy controls over which work apps can access their device data, and IT admins have more controls to apply management configurations for enterprise devices.
If the IT admin allows it, employees using Android 12 can approve or deny sensor-related permissions, such as location and camera, for work profile apps. IT admins can give employees this same control on fully managed devices, Google wrote in a blog post on Android 12 security.
Other security features in Android 12 include the ability for admins to set up Wi-Fi networks for employees using a network API that doesn’t require…