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Singapore Safe App Standard Builds Mobile App Security & Trust

By / May 15, 2024 / Comments Off on Singapore Safe App Standard Builds Mobile App Security & Trust

The Singapore Cyber Security Agency (CSA) paved the way in establishing national mobile app safety guidelines with the January 2024 introduction of the Safe App Standard. Designed in consultation with industry experts, the Safe App Standard sets a baseline of recommended security controls to ensure developers follow best practices for secure application development. The standard […]

FDA Regulation: Ensuring the Safety & Security of Medical Mobile Apps

By / May 1, 2024 / Comments Off on FDA Regulation: Ensuring the Safety & Security of Medical Mobile Apps

Mobile health (mHealth) apps revolutionize healthcare delivery and transform patient outcomes. mHealth apps empower patients to better manage their health by providing personalized monitoring, tracking and therapeutic support, all from the convenience of their mobile apps.  Buoyed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of remote patient monitoring, there are now more than 350,000 health […]

Infographic: 5 Common OWASP-MASVS Secure Coding Mistakes

By / April 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Infographic: 5 Common OWASP-MASVS Secure Coding Mistakes

Mobile app development teams often struggle to ship high-quality software on time and on budget. Developers face the pressure of accelerated release cycles, revenue demands, bug fixes, security breaches and compliance and regulatory requirements. Given an intense focus on developer efficiency and user experience, it’s inevitable that security and privacy issues can creep into their […]

CISA & OMB Mandate Secure Development Attestation from Software Providers for U.S. Government

By / March 20, 2024 / Comments Off on CISA & OMB Mandate Secure Development Attestation from Software Providers for U.S. Government

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a secure software development attestation form on March 11, 2024, in a long awaited followup to Executive Order (EO) 14028. EO 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” outlines the federal cybersecurity strategy to reduce software supply-chain risks. The OMB M-22-18 […]

Mobile Pen Testing Vendor Selection: Essential Factors to Assess PTaaS Partners

By / March 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Mobile Pen Testing Vendor Selection: Essential Factors to Assess PTaaS Partners

Mobile penetration testing helps businesses defend against cyberattacks, safeguard data privacy and preserve brand reputation. Best practices call for continuous automated mobile application security testing throughout the software developement lifecycle to gain speed and efficiency. However, organizations should augment automation with manual mobile penetration testing for certain high-risk mobile apps to achieve the greatest coverage.  […]

Navigating the Digital Markets Act’s Impact on Mobile App Security

By / February 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Navigating the Digital Markets Act’s Impact on Mobile App Security

Organizations can expect mobile application security and mobile app privacy risks to intensify across Europe when the Digital Markets Act regulation takes effect in March. Users within Europe will be able to download mobile apps from outside the trusted mobile ecosystems of the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. While new third-party app stores […]