The 3.2 updates to PCI mobile app security testing show that protecting information assets is a key challenge for enterprises today.
Archives for September 2016
The analysts at Technavio forecast growth of 8% from 2016-2020 for the mobile security market, including mobile security applications, mobile device management solutions, and mobile app security testing.
The HIPAA standard was formulated to regulate privacy and security in the healthcare sector. But it has not been very successful in keeping up with the desired outcomes.
A recently discovered malware is said to be exploiting Android application security by stealing iCloud credentials and sideloading risky apps by gaining root privilege on Android devices …
On 13th September 2016 Google announced an Android app security challenge, “Project Zero ”, that will reward its winner up to $200,000 for successfully exploiting one or more unidentified vulnerabilities from Android app security testing.
Google Play is now constantly tracking location of its users who have their operating systems running on newer builds of Android, calling into question Android app security.
According to an email on 18th of August, 2016 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Office for Civil Rights (OCR), minor breaches at covered entities and third parties like business associates and subcontractors …
Read part 1 on mobile app security testing best practices, and please get in touch if you think we’re missing anything.
The new security features of Android Nougat are significant, so much so that is the most radical remodelling of Android security over a single version …
The first point for robust mobile app security testing is to instill best practices throughout the development process.
The increased demand for connected technology in the healthcare industry has resulted in the popularity of IoT devices and a need for adjusting HIPAA mobile app security testing standards to accommodate the risks involved.
The UK will need to create standards similar to those for HIPAA app security after the NHS has announced that it will be funding the development of health apps and wearables that will access medical data.