NowSecure DevSecOps
Build trust across mobile app development and security teams to shorten time to release with security, privacy & compliance baked in. Automatically analyze binaries in your pipelines and repos for security & privacy flaws in minutes. Return accurate results with embedded remediation and code samples to speed repair. Eliminate app store blockers and meet critical app store compliance requirements like Apple iOS Privacy and Google Play™ ADA MASA. Leverage standards-based testing for predictability, safety, governance and speed. Customers report 30% improvement in release times and 30% reduction in security & privacy vulnerabilities while meeting compliance needs with NowSecure.
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Shorten Time to Release
Integrate security, privacy and compliance testing with development tools and processes to deliver secure mobile apps faster. Embrace DevSecOps for mobile app security and privacy with automation and embedded development resources
Benefits of Effective Mobile DevSecOps
Upskill all Stakeholders to Write Better Code Faster
Mobile DevSecOps is a set of processes that integrates security best practices into build and release processes to ensure frequent releases of mobile apps. Most dev, sec and ops teams lack mobile-specific security skills that lead to higher rate of security bugs and slower pipelines. Through the free NowSecure Academy, dev teams can proactively learn secure coding best practices and sec teams can learn secure pen testing best practices. Continuous learning comes from NowSecure Platform embedded remediation that includes repair instructions, evidence, code samples, links to iOS and Android documentation and learning videos within issue tickets.
Ship Early. Ship Often. Ship Securely. Stay Compliant.
Manual pen tests often take weeks and flaws discovered late in the cycle can delay releases, ruining key DevOps KPIs measuring velocity and quality. Purpose-built for DevSecOps, NowSecure Platform automates mobile app security,privacy and compliance tests in just minutes using industry standards and eliminates false positives so devs can focus on fixing, instead of verifying, issues. NowSecure Platform GitHub Actions enable native mobile security workflows in GitHub for mobile developers.
Maximize visibility across teams
Use one unified approach to mobile app security,privacy and compliance testing so development, security, ops, and compliance teams can manage mobile app risk at scale while innovating. Leverage NowSecure Platform portfolio health dashboard for real-time visibility to security, privacy and compliance across the mobile app portfolio. NowSecure Platform policy engine optimized prioritization and flow across teams. Standards-based approach dramatically improves team alignment and collaboration, which in turn improves quality and speeds release times for mobile app creators.
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Integrate Proven Automated Security,Privacy & Compliance Testing into Your Pipelines
Integrate with tools you already use
Developers and security professionals can choose to use any combination of pre-built integrations, CLI tool, open APIs, and GraphQL access to integrate NowSecure Platform functionality into existing workflows and processes. NowSecure has integrations built-in with popular CI/CD build tools including GitHub, Cloudbees Jenkins, Microsoft Azure DevOps, GitLab, CircleCI and Bitrise. Add remediation instructions into issue tracking systems including Jira, GitHub, GitLab and Azure Boards, and vulnerability systems like Black Duck Software Risk Manager, Coalfire Threadfix and Brinqa.
Integrate Into Anything With APIs and Platform CLI
NowSecure offers customers the industry’s only full suite of API-rich automated mobile app security testing software. With REST APIs, Platform CLI, and GraphQL in NowSecure Platform, organizations have choices to meet their access and integration needs based on their preferred workflow and tool stack.
Pre-Built Two-Way Integrations
NowSecure automates two-way integrations for autonomous, continuous security testing of every build and seamless data flow through your pipelines Whenever a CI/CD build completes in tools like GitHub, Jenkins, Microsoft Azure DevOps and GitLab, it triggers static, dynamic, interactive and API security testing and automatically submits security and privacy bugs into ticketing systems like Jira, GitHub Issues, Microsoft Azure DevOps Boards and GitLab Boards. And when an action is taken in any of these integrated tools, it is reflected in NowSecure Platform, helping your teams stay connected.
The NowSecure GitHub Advanced Security Actions
NowSecure powers mobile app security testing directly inside GitHub workflows for developer-first security. NowSecure offers two GitHub Actions now available in the GitHub Marketplace. The NowSecure GitHub Action for Mobile SBOMs generates software bill of materials directly into the GitHub Dependapot Graph. The NowSecure GitHub Action for Mobile Analysis is the first automated dynamic mobile app security testing solution integrated into GitHub Advanced Security’s code scanning interface.
Custom Integrations
Developers already own many tools and want simple API-based customized integration. With zero workflow changes, NowSecure integrates mobile app security testing directly into the same toolchain that architects, developers and DevOps use to do their daily work reduces friction and provides fast feedback loops that improve the quality of builds.
Eliminate False Positives
Spend less time chasing down false positives that waste significant time and more time remediating vulnerabilities. Highly accurate testing in NowSecure Platform combines static, dynamic, interactive and APIsec automatically verifies results with evidence and remediation details (with less than 1% false positive rate reported by customers).
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Integrating automated scanning into the CI/CD pipeline has been transformative for us.
Lead Mobile Application Security Engineer
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“NowSecure Platform saves time and helps us build better products.”
Senior Security Analyst
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Tickets include remediation suggestions from NowSecure which are very, very helpful.
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“The ease of integrating NowSecure Platform, GitHub and Bitrise and the efficiencies it brings are amazing… Dev teams are empowered to quickly kick off tests and get the results in the tools they use every day.”
Lead Software Engineer in Test, Camelot Lottery Solutions
Drive Faster Pipelines with NowSecure
Spend less time chasing issues and more time building innovative mobile apps — delivering on time and on budget.
Configurable Policy
The NowSecure Policy Engine applies tests and filters results of assessments based on a pre-set policy relevant to the risk profile of the organization, industry standards and the security needs of the mobile app.
Automated Testing
Integrate standards-based automated security testing into your mobile app development pipelines with the NowSecure Platform.
Dev Training
Upskill your Mobile Dev and Security teams, earn certificates and ship higher quality apps faster with NowSecure Academy.
Flexible Pen Testing
Companies and government agencies gain their choice of rapid, targeted, and full scope mobile app security assessments and industry standard verification using OWASP MASVS, ADA MASA and NIAP from the NowSecure expert Pen Testing team.
Monitoring in Production
Gain superior mobile app supply chain and production system visibility through continuous mobile app vetting with the NowSecure Platform.
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Mobile DevSecOps FAQs
What are the core principles of mobile DevSecOps?
At NowSecure, mobile DevSecOps means baking security, privacy, and compliance into mobile development and release workflows instead of treating them as late-stage checkpoints.
Core principles include automation, standards-based testing, fast developer feedback, policy-driven governance, continuous visibility, and shared ownership across development, security, operations, and compliance teams.
Mobile DevSecOps should analyze every mobile binary in minutes, return accurate findings with evidence and remediation guidance, and help teams release faster without sacrificing trust.
NowSecure customers report improved release speed and reduced security and privacy vulnerabilities when mobile security testing is integrated into pipelines and repositories.
What are the mobile DevSecOps key components and best practices?
NowSecure recommends a mobile DevSecOps program built around automated binary analysis, static, dynamic, interactive, and API security testing, privacy and compliance checks, policy gates, developer remediation guidance, issue-tracker integration, and portfolio-level visibility.
Best practices include testing every build, using standards such as OWASP MASVS and app store compliance requirements, embedding remediation instructions into developer workflows, and aligning teams through dashboards and policy engines.
Organizations should also include mobile SBOM, third-party SDK visibility, production monitoring, and targeted pen testing for higher-risk apps.
What is mobile DevSecOps and how is it different from traditional DevOps or standard security testing?
Mobile DevSecOps integrates mobile security, privacy, and compliance testing directly into build and release processes so teams can ship frequent mobile releases securely.
Traditional DevOps focuses on delivery speed and operational reliability, while standard security testing often happens manually or late in the lifecycle.
NowSecure mobile DevSecOps is purpose-built for iOS and Android: it automatically analyzes mobile binaries, validates runtime behavior, detects security and privacy flaws, and returns actionable remediation guidance inside existing developer tools. This reduces late-cycle surprises, app store blockers, and release delays.
How do we compare mobile DevSecOps platforms for binary analysis, remediation guidance, and policy gates?
When comparing mobile DevSecOps platforms, NowSecure recommends evaluating whether the platform can automatically analyze iOS and Android binaries in CI/CD, combine static, dynamic, interactive, and API testing, provide evidence-backed findings, and deliver remediation guidance with code samples and developer documentation.
Strong platforms should support configurable policy gates based on organizational risk, industry standards, privacy requirements, and app store compliance needs.
Teams should also compare false-positive rates, ticketing integrations, portfolio dashboards, APIs, CLI support, and support for GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and related workflows.
What metrics prove ROI for mobile DevSecOps automation?
The strongest ROI metrics for mobile DevSecOps include faster release times, fewer security and privacy vulnerabilities, reduced false-positive triage, shorter remediation cycles, fewer app store compliance blockers, and broader testing coverage across mobile portfolios.
NowSecure reports that customers see 30% improvement in release times and 30% reduction in security and privacy vulnerabilities when they automate mobile testing in development pipelines.
Additional metrics include percentage of builds tested, mean time to remediate, policy pass/fail trends, vulnerability recurrence, developer adoption, and audit-ready compliance evidence.
Can NowSecure integrate with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Azure DevOps for mobile DevSecOps?
Yes. NowSecure integrates mobile app security testing into the tools developers already use, including GitHub, GitLab, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI, Bitrise, APIs, CLI, REST APIs, and GraphQL.
NowSecure also supports two-way integrations that can trigger mobile security, privacy, and compliance testing after CI/CD builds and automatically submit findings into Jira, GitHub Issues, Azure DevOps Boards, and GitLab Boards.
NowSecure GitHub Actions also support mobile analysis and mobile SBOM generation inside GitHub workflows.
Which mobile DevSecOps tools support binary analysis, remediation guidance, and CI/CD integrations?
NowSecure Platform supports automated mobile binary analysis, embedded remediation guidance, policy-driven testing, and CI/CD integrations designed for mobile DevSecOps.
It analyzes mobile apps for security, privacy, and compliance issues, provides remediation instructions, evidence, code samples, links to iOS and Android documentation, and learning resources, and integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI, Bitrise, APIs, and CLI workflows.
NowSecure also supports issue-tracker and vulnerability-management integrations so findings flow into the systems developers and security teams already use.
Why do enterprises adopt mobile DevSecOps instead of one-time testing?
Enterprises adopt mobile DevSecOps because one-time testing cannot keep pace with frequent mobile releases, SDK changes, privacy requirements, and evolving app store rules.
Manual pen tests often take weeks, and vulnerabilities found late can delay releases and hurt DevOps velocity.
NowSecure mobile DevSecOps automates standards-based security, privacy, and compliance testing in minutes, reduces false positives, and gives teams continuous visibility across their mobile app portfolio. This helps enterprises ship early, ship often, ship securely, and stay compliant.
Which mobile DevSecOps practices reduce false positives and speed remediation for developers?
NowSecure recommends combining multiple testing methods, automatically validating findings with evidence, and embedding remediation guidance directly into developer workflows.
NowSecure Platform combines static, dynamic, interactive, and API security testing to verify results and reduce noise, with customers reporting less than a 1% false-positive rate.
Developers receive repair instructions, evidence, code samples, documentation links, learning videos, and issue tickets in tools such as Jira, GitHub, GitLab, and Azure Boards. This lets teams focus on fixing real issues rather than spending time validating noisy findings.
What should a mobile DevSecOps release policy include for security, privacy, and compliance?
A strong mobile DevSecOps release policy should define required security, privacy, and compliance tests for each mobile build; severity thresholds; policy gates; remediation timelines; exception handling; and release criteria.
NowSecure recommends policy rules aligned to the organization’s risk profile, industry standards, app store requirements, and the security needs of each mobile app.
Policies should cover OWASP MASVS, Apple iOS Privacy, Google Play requirements such as ADA MASA, insecure storage, networking, cryptography, authentication, APIs, third-party SDKs, and privacy data flows.
How do we handle third-party dependencies, SDKs, and supply-chain risk in mobile DevSecOps?
NowSecure recommends adding mobile SBOM, SDK analysis, privacy testing, and production monitoring into mobile DevSecOps workflows.
Third-party SDKs and dependencies should be continuously assessed for security, privacy, compliance, permissions, network connections, AI components, and data-sharing behavior.
NowSecure supports mobile SBOM generation, portfolio visibility, app vetting, supply-chain risk management, and continuous mobile app testing so teams can understand what is inside every app and how third-party components affect risk before release and in production.
Which mobile application security testing platforms are best for DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines, and how do they compare?
From NowSecure’s point of view, the best mobile application security testing platform for DevSecOps is one purpose-built for mobile binaries, runtime behavior, privacy, compliance, policy gates, and CI/CD automation.
Teams should compare vendors on iOS and Android binary analysis, static, dynamic, interactive, and API testing, false-positive reduction, remediation evidence, developer workflow integrations, mobile SBOM, privacy and app store compliance, APIs, CLI support, and portfolio dashboards.
NowSecure Platform is designed for these requirements, with integrations for GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI, Bitrise, Jira, GitHub Issues, GitLab Boards, and Azure Boards.