Applications Protection
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Mobile applications are the preferred method for people and enterprises to gain access to critical services. It is also a key management tool for the Internet of Things (IoT). This means that sensitive personal and business information can be improperly accessed, stored and managed on a growing range of devices. Inside Secure provides security solutions so mobile app developers can effectively protect their applications.
Mobile applications are fast becoming the preferred method to access critical services and to be used as a management tool as part of the “Internet of Things” (IoT). Sensitive personal and business information is being accessed, stored and managed on a growing range of devices.
Criminals are aware of the value of this data – which affects a wide range of industries and sectors. These criminals are intelligent and highly resourceful and able to exploit weaknesses in platforms, operating systems and applications.
Research suggests that as many as half of mobile app users do not take any steps to protect their devices, even when aware of the risks, and so-called operating system defenses are easily broken down.
Application developers should always assume that their applications will be running on devices that have been - or will be - compromised and make sure applications can protect themselves.
Contrary to popular understanding, afterthought solutions to protect Apps, such as wrappers, malware detection and root detection do not work in these highly-varied mobile platforms and are impossible to apply to embedded IoT devices.
To protect employers and users, mobile application developers need to consider security early in the development process. To do that they need to ensure that the following have been applied to their applications to secure them from any potential leak of sensitive data:
Criminals are aware of the value of this data – which affects a wide range of industries and sectors. These criminals are intelligent and highly resourceful and able to exploit weaknesses in Platforms, Operating Systems and Applications.
Research suggests that as many as half of Mobile App users do not take any steps to protect their devices, even when aware of the risks, and so-called operating system defenses are easily broken down.
Application Developers need to be aware of this and should always assume that the devices their applications are running on devices that have been - or will be - compromised and act accordingly. This means that developers need to take responsibility of making sure their applications protect themselves.
Contrary to popular understanding, afterthought solutions to protect Apps, such as Wrappers, Malware Detection and Root Detection, simply do not work in these highly varied Mobile Platforms and are impossible to apply to embedded IoT devices.
These problems can be avoided if security is considered early in the development process.
To protect their services and users, Mobile App developers need to ensure that the following techniques have been applied to their applications securing them against potential compromise:
Inside Secure delivers is.Core (Integrity Check System, Obfuscation) and is.WhiteBox (WhiteBox toolkit) combining these techniques into a comprehensive package of a Software Secure Element (SSE) that has been deployed in more than 400 million mobile applications to secure Mobile Financial, Entertainment and Mobile Payments services. These applications are regularly subjected to extensive penetration and attack testing by external security labs.
Be among the first to experience our upcoming mobile app security solution.