It is clear from the threat landscape that mobile app are just as vulnerable to cyber threats that mobile app security testing has trouble detecting such as malware, phishing, pharming Man In the Middle attacks, etc as web apps.
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The growth in the number of public Wi-Fi hotspots across the world now exposes more mobile phone owners to the danger of Man in the Middle (MiTM) attacks and shows the need to do mobile app security testing for Transport Layer Security.
The rise of bug bounties has replaced mobile app security testing as a method for finding vulnerabilities in code across the client and backend.
The claim was made by a Russian company, Elcomsoft after iOS mobile app security testing.
The 3.2 updates to PCI mobile app security testing show that protecting information assets is a key challenge for enterprises today.
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 …
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 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.