The widespread view that iOS has higher mobile app security took a hit this week with news of 76 popular iOS apps being open to data theft after mobile app security testing.
Archives for February 2017
Zscaler, a cloud security provider, discovered a fake version of the Netflix app on third party app stores that compromises security using mobile app security testing.
Android app security testing researchers discovered the existence of a new variant of Android malware, HummingWhale, that has infected a number of apps in the Google Play Store and poses a serious threat to Android app security.
Google got developers to fix vulnerabilities in 275,000 apps on the Play Store from 2014 – 2016, showing the changing role of mobile app security testing for the Play Store.
In 2016, Google announced that apps will be functional on new Chromebook laptops through the Google Play Store, raising the question of Android app security testing issues being brought to Chromebooks.
With the rapid development of telecommunications infrastructure and the growth of the budget smartphone market in India, concerns for mobile security in the cashless economy have grown alongside it …
A critical vulnerability that attacked Nexus users in boot mode subjected devices to privilege escalation and denial of service attacks, undermining Android app security testing.