Best Practices
AI Security in Mobile Apps: The Hidden Threat Multiplying Faster Than You Think Mobile applications have become the primary gateway to enterprise data, customer information and business operations. But there’s a rapidly evolving threat that most organizations are completely blind to: artificial intelligence (AI) embedded throughout their mobile app ecosystem. Recent analysis reveals a startling […]
Mobile applications power how we live and work, but behind the convenience lies a web of hidden data collection that puts users and enterprises at risk. Increased user profiling and real-time data harvesting (such as those implicated in the Gravy Analytics incident) has raised the stakes for protecting mobile app users from privacy leaks. Safeguarding […]
mHealth and healthtech apps connect people directly to care. Whether linking patients to life-sustaining medical devices or delivering essential health insurance services, mobile apps carry high stakes. A single flaw can compromise patient safety, expose sensitive data or erode trust. This summer, Garrett Schumacher of Velentium Medical joined NowSecure CEO Alan Snyder to discuss his approach […]
We’re in an era where parents like me have grown up with smartphones. My parents, as much as I loved them, were what we would refer to as ‘technologically challenged’. I often had to help them navigate the digital world, teaching them how to spot phishing emails or PayPal scams. Now, as a parent myself, […]
Adding robust security controls to your API can significantly improve your mobile application’s security posture. These defenses increase resilience to attacks by raising the barrier for anyone attempting to probe or manipulate your API. This applies to both mobile and web applications. In this blog, we’ll highlight three key controls that can help reduce API […]
Mobile apps often request more access than they need, exposing businesses to unnecessary risk. Dangerous permissions let Android apps tap into sensitive user data and device functions such as reading messages, recording audio, accessing stored files or tracking real-time location. On iOS, dangerous entitlements grant apps elevated privileges that can bypass built-in security controls and […]
The global over-the-top (OTT) streaming market is projected to reach $343 billion in 2025, growing annually by 6.56%. Revenue from Advertising Video-on-Demand (AVoD) alone is expected to hit $54.54 billion, showcasing the substantial opportunities in this booming market. However, this rapid growth presents significant mobile app security and privacy challenges. As OTT apps handle vast […]
Every smartphone in the world today is a potential spy equipped with more than 18 sensors like GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope and microphone that can be weaponized by cyberattackers who take advantage of poorly secured mobile apps. With more than 7.2 billion smartphones in use and 255 billion app downloads in 2023 alone, the global mobile […]
Traditional penetration testing wasn’t built for today’s mobile release cycles. Annual, semi-annual or even quarterly pen tests don’t cut it anymore. If your mobile app updates weekly, that’s a dozen untested versions before your next scheduled assessment. That’s a dozen chances for a data leak or privacy flaw to slip through. Mobile Penetration Testing as […]
“Cybercriminals are increasingly logging in rather than hacking into networks through valid accounts.”— IBM Security X-Force Threat Index 2024 “The use of stolen credentials remains the primary way into organizations, with 40% of breaches involving credentials as the top ‘action’ to entry taken.”— Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report In popular imagination, hackers navigate complex […]