When presenting Firefox OS to people, security is a big topic. Can an operating system built on web technologies be secure? What has Mozilla built in to avoid drive-by downloads and malware? How can a browser-based app be secure without making the UX suffer by asking the user to react to a lot of “do you want to allow this?”. In this, the second of a two part video series Christian Heilmann (@codepo8), principal evangelist of Mozilla, talks to Michael Coates (@_mwc), chair of @OWASP Board about the user experience when it comes to installing and using apps and the security update model for Firefox OS.

You can watch the video on YouTube.

Firefox OS was built on top of the technologies that power the Web. Following Mozilla’s security practices and knowledge from over 10 years of securing Firefox, Firefox OS is engineered as a multi-tiered system that protects users while delivering the power of the mobile web. The design ensures users are in control of their data and developers have APIs and technologies at their disposal to unlock the power of the Web.

Additional links for more information:

• Firefox OS security architecture
• Firefox OS app permission model
• Application security
• Data sandboxing
• Firefox OS release schedule