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Developing a successful mobile app requires following security best practices. Attackers consistently search for ways to exploit security issues, and breaches in data can negatively impact your customer experience, reputation, and bottom line. By following mobile app security best practices, you’ll be prepared to launch a successful mobile app that keeps both your users’ and […]
Mobile security standards from the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) help align mobile application security analysts and mobile app developers’ expectations about what needs to be remediated prior to release. Standards drive consistency, repeatability and speed. NowSecure has long embraced the value of mobile security standards built by industry experts and validated by the […]
With mobile applications considered an indispensable part of many business strategies, safeguarding them from cyberthreats means more than ever. However, the current developer shortage and lack of specialized mobile app security training makes it difficult to create high-quality mobile apps built with security in mind. For instance, a recent IDC Market Perspective report predicts a […]
A community of industry security experts collaborate to produce the most widely used global standards for mobile application security, the OWASP Mobile Application Security (MAS) Project. OWASP MAS enables mobile security and development teams to move faster and identify and remediate the most severe issues in their mobile applications. “With the MASVS and MASTG refactoring, […]
On Oct. 25, 2022, OpenSSL began pre-notifying organizations of two critical vulnerabilities in OpenSSL 3.0.x. On the positive side, OpenSSL 3.0 had not been widely deployed yet, and even better on Nov 1, 2022, the two vulnerabilities were downgraded from critical to high. However, on the heels of other recent highly impactful vulnerabilities like Log4j […]
If you learned there was a way to reduce mobile application security testing costs by up to 85% and achieve a 10x gain in productivity, wouldn’t that be compelling? Replacing manual mobile pen testing with integrated mobile application security testing in the software development lifecycle yields significant savings and productivity gains and simultaneously reduces risk. […]
This latest release of the NowSecure Platform automated mobile application security testing solution boasts significant enhancements that boost mobile DevSecOps efficiency. It features a new streamlined interface which improves usability for greater team productivity and features that expand test coverage to enable organizations to manage risk against their unique requirements in a cost-effective manner. Designed […]
Vastly outnumbered by developers, mobile application security analysts often face challenges in creating a security-first culture. Many have found success by launching security champion programs to amplify and scale security throughout their organizations. Identifying security advocates within the development team promotes security by design practices and reduces vulnerabilities. Mature appsec programs have a 1:50 ratio […]
Google Play hosts nearly 3.5 million Android mobile apps and counting that have been downloaded by billions of users. To help users make informed choices about the mobile apps they install, Google has begun requiring mobile app developers to disclose how their apps collect, share and secure user data. “At Google, we know that feeling […]