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George McGregor

- VP Marketing, Approov
George is based in the Bay Area and has an extensive background in cyber-security, cloud services and communications software. Before joining Approov he held leadership positions in Imperva, Citrix, Juniper Networks and HP.

Approov Blog

Mobile App Security: Uncovering the Risks of Secret Theft at Runtime

March 23, 2023

This is our second blog highlighting the results of the Approov Threat Lab Report. Read Full Story

Do You Want to Know a Secret? Just Take a Look Inside Top Finance Apps

March 7, 2023

Financial apps have access to valuable and sensitive personal data, so you would think mobile app security would be top-of-mind for financial institutions. But is it? Read Full Story

ChatGPT and API Security

February 3, 2023

First of all, this blog was written by a human being! Now that that's out of the way, let's get onto our main topic for today which is to take a look at ChatGPT and use it to understand some key aspects of mobile security. Read Full Story

The State of Mobile App Security in 2022 in Financial Services

August 17, 2022

Introduction and Context This blog provides a snapshot of mobile app security in Financial Services based on an extensive study performed by Osterman Research and published in the Approov-sponsored report “The State of Mobile App Security in 2022”, in July this year. Read Full Story

The State of Mobile App Security in 2022 in Healthcare

August 17, 2022

Introduction and Context This blog provides a snapshot of mobile app security in Healthcare based on an extensive study performed by Osterman Research and published in the Approov-sponsored report “The State of Mobile App Security in 2022", in July this year. Read Full Story

Shift Left but Shield Right - and what are the options?

January 17, 2022

As I explained in a previous blog about the FHIR API Research Alissa Knight recently completed, “Shift Left, but Shield Right” is a strategy Alissa recommends to address the issues she uncovered in the mobile apps she tested. Read Full Story

Shift Left but Shield Right - but what does that mean?

January 12, 2022

We sponsored a major report “Playing with FHIR” by Alissa Knight, released in October 2021 (download it here) which investigated the security of mobile healthcare apps and APIs which use the FHIR standard. This report has certainly sparked a lot of debate about the security of healthcare apps and a broader discussion about who is accountable for keeping patient data safe as the ecosystem expands. Read Full Story