A keen focus on technology has helped fast casual company Sweetgreen expand across the nation. The company has plans to create a ‘food platform’ or integrated food system from supply chain all the way to delivery. Sweetgreen is but one example of mobile digital transformation that dramatically changes the way that companies interact with their customers, employees and partners. And attackers have taken notice of mobile.
While corporations widely recognize the convenience and productivity enhancements that mobile applications deliver to their customers and employees, too few realize that mobile apps also can present significant security and privacy risks. It’s not difficult to find examples of mobile app data breaches that resulted in severe consequences, both in terms of money and corporate reputation. Given that smartphone apps account for 63% of total digital minutes, according to the Comscore “2019 Global State of Mobile” report, it stands to reason that attackers are going where the traffic is.
NFL teams have redesigned their mobile apps to enhance the fan experience, both in stadiums and at home. Fans can turn to their smartphones for digital ticketing, live video streaming, in-seat concession ordering, contest participation and cutting-edge features like augmented reality. However, a NowSecure analysis shows most of these apps have privacy risks, especially on iOS.
The NowSecure team is gearing up for an incredible week at Black Hat USA 2019 in Las Vegas. We’re excited to join the 22nd annual top security event to connect on all things mobile app security research, development, tools and trends.
To help you build your agenda and make the most of your time at the conference, we’ve selected several key Black Hat briefings that focus on mobile device security, enterprise mobile appsec, DevSecOps and reverse engineering. We look forward to connecting many of you with our mobile application security experts at the conference through prebooked meetings and visits to Booth #674.
With a new year upon us, now’s the time to peer into the crystal ball. Discover what NowSecure employees think 2019 holds for all things mobile application security and DevSecOps.
On the eve of the ATARC Federal Mobile Technology Summit on August 30, 2018, NowSecure analyzed 88 publicly available mobile apps from across multiple U.S. federal government agencies. Overall, we found that 25% of 88 mobile apps have high and/or critical CVSS-scored vulnerabilities and over 20% do not comply with National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) requirements. Read the blog to see more data.