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One NowSecure Connect mobile app security testing and mobile DevSecOps virtual conference tradition is our Hack to the Future panel, where we discuss the issues and challenges at the top of hackers’ minds. Our third annual panel reunited experts Jasmine Jackson, founder of the Accelerated Training Program (T-ATP); Tennisha Martin, executive director of BlackGirlsHack; and […]
Developers of iOS apps and SDKs should mark their calendars for upcoming changes to Apple privacy requirements and block out time to familiarize yourselves with them to avoid App Store rejections. Apple announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 in June new initiatives to increase transparency about mobile app privacy. All mobile app developers […]
As cyberattacks continue to mount in scale and sophistication, application security has never been more critical to enterprise businesses and public-sector agencies. The new Gartner report “Hype Cycle for Application Security, 2023” highlights the need to modernize application security programs with innovative technologies to help organizations develop secure code and guard against supply-chain risks. The […]
The rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools has the potential to revolutionize software development. Many organizations have already embraced AI-powered coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to improve the developer experience and speed time to market. A recent McKinsey study found devs can complete coding tasks up to twice as fast with […]
Virtually all organizations rely on mobile apps, yet none have the exact same requirements, mobile development methods and risk tolerance. Perhaps your team is expanding a mobile DevSecOps program, building a new flagship mobile app, responding to a data breach or seeking to reduce risk in the supply chain. With a singular focus on mobile […]
Enterprise security providers need to walk the walk. NowSecure has completed our latest annual SOC 2 Type 2 security audit covering the NowSecure Platform for automated mobile app security testing. And NowSecure remains the only enterprise-grade mobile application security testing (MAST) provider with a SOC 2 certified cloud platform. The audit report for the period […]
TLDR Android apps using HTTPS/TLS over the network can be decrypted using a specially crafted shim library that hooks the SSL Context to enable keylogging. Such implementation requires using the LD_PRELOAD technique and modifying the Android bootup scripts to load this library during the Zygote startup process. Background Pen testers and security analysts often […]
Research projects that the mobile app security market will grow by USD 16.68 billion from 2021 to 2026. And as the number of mobile apps continue to grow, so too does the importance of mobile app security for security analysts and developers. Because the market shows no signs of slowing down, industry professionals would do […]