Why Over-the-Air Updates are Key for Mobile App Security in the AI Era
The rapid pace of technological advancements, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI), has transformed both the opportunities and threats in the mobile app ecosystem. This blog describes why over-the-air (OTA) updates to security solutions are essential to maintain an effective security posture for apps and APIs in this rapidly evolving ... Read More
Enhancing Mobile App API Security: Closing Gaps with a Robust SDK
The large app sec vendors are only now starting to recognize the mobile gap in their portfolio - that an SDK in mobile apps is needed to eliminate the growing mobile threat. But SDKs differ in how they gather and use contextual signals. This blog shows how to choose ... Read More
Strategies to Stop Credential Stuffing Attacks on Mobile Apps
Identity-based and social engineering attacks are surging in 2024. Stolen credentials give hackers immediate access and control… and an instant path to stealing data and orchestrating ransomware attacks. Credential stuffing attacks are the method of choice for hackers, so what are the steps you need to take to prevent ... Read More
Enhance Cross-Platform Development with Robust Security Solutions
Cross-platform development tools such as Flutter and React Native are increasingly being used to develop mobile apps. The financial and organizational advantages of using such frameworks are becoming clearer and any perceived shortcomings are being addressed. But what about security? This blog dives into cross-platform tools and argues that security ... Read More
Responding to and Recovering from Mobile App Security Breaches
Zero Trust says “assume breach” and your response plan must cover handling third-party security incidents too. Mobile apps depend on third party APIs, and you need to be prepared to act quickly if a service you depend on has a security incident. This blog discusses what you can do to ... Read More
Why Isn’t Zero Trust Systematically Applied in Mobile App Security?
Here at Appoov, we were wondering why there has been so little discussion about applying the principles of Zero Trust specifically to mobile apps when this is a concept which has become quite mainstream in enterprise security ... Read More
The Rise of Unofficial Apps in Delivery, Automotive, and E-Commerce
Understanding the Security Risks and Solutions for Protecting Sensitive Data There is a trend emerging for anyone launching a consumer business. Almost every business these days does two things: the first is to create an app and the second is to publish an API ... Read More
Limitations of Huawei HarmonyOS Safety Detect: What You Need to Know
This overview outlines the development and adoption of Huawei HarmonyOS and the associated security solution Safety Detect, highlighting some limitations with the approach. As regulations such as the EU DMA force the use of alternative app stores, the dependence of Huawei security features on the use of the Huawei AppGallery ... Read More
Streamlining the Defense Against Mobile App Bots
Let’s talk about bots. And be a little provocative. A review of bot solutions (see previous blog) reveals a common assumption that I think is misleading: Namely that separating good from bad bots and blocking the bad ones is complicated and requires elaborate solutions using machine learning, AI and whatnot ... Read More
