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Mobile Security (5)

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

Attacks against APIs are increasing and API key protection is central to minimizing your business risks. In this article we’ll look at what your exposures are and what you should do about it. Read Full Story

In a previous article we saw how to protect API keys by using Mobile App Attestation and delegating the API requests to a Proxy. This blog post will cover the situation where you can’t delegate the API requests to the Proxy, but where you want to remove the API keys (secrets) from being hard-coded in your mobile app to mitigate against the use of static binary analysis and/or runtime instrumentation techniques to extract those secrets. Read Full Story

Mobile app developers keep hearing that they shouldn’t store API keys in their app code but they don’t hear where they should store them. In this article we discuss the topic and provide some practical solutions. Read Full Story

In a previous article, we discussed “When do we add security into our app and onto our APIs?” The conclusion was to do it as soon as possible! That said, there are still choices to be made so in this article we explore how you should decide on appropriate protections for your mobile app and APIs. Read Full Story

API abuse, when the API is used in an unexpected way, is a growing problem in software development and one of the leading attack vectors cybercriminals exploit. According to a recent security research report that surveyed more than 200 enterprise security professionals, there was a 21.32% growth in malicious API call volume between December 2020 and December 2021. The same study also established that 95% of respondents had suffered an API security incident in the past year. Read Full Story

Whether you are a brand new company bringing a mobile-centric digital service to market, or an established company introducing a new mobile offering, there will - hopefully - come a time when someone asks “When do we add security into our app and onto our APIs?” In this article we explore this question and provide some guidance on how to reach the right conclusion for your business. Read Full Story

A Man-in-the-Middle attack can come in multiple forms. This article describes these and how you can mitigate such attacks. Read Full Story

Certificate pinning is a security measure that mobile app developers can use to improve the security of their apps. It ensures that your app only connects with a backend API via TLS if the presented certificate chain includes at least one certificate public key that is known to be trusted. This means that the app is not simply reliant on the contents of the trust store on its device, but also requires an additional level of verification. Read Full Story

In-app protection refers to the security features built into mobile apps. These features help protect the app and the data it contains from unauthorized access, theft, or tampering. Below, we discuss in-app protection and why it’s crucial for mobile app development. Read Full Story