Mobile app security vulnerabilities? How can you prevent them?

With the increasing use of mobile apps among users as well as organizations, it’s not surprising that attackers are targeting mobile apps to conduct data breaches. Some of the common mobile app security vulnerabilities include insecure data storage, poor authentication controls, insecure Wi-Fi, and reverse engineering. Attackers exploit security vulnerabilities in mobile apps to steal credentials or sensitive data including bank account details, credit card info, social security numbers, etc. It is important to integrate mobile app security as a key component of your cybersecurity strategy as it helps protect your organization from attackers and secure your users’ data. To give you a better understanding, here’s an infographic that not only talks about the top 4 mobile app security vulnerabilities but also ways to prevent them.

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Author Bio – Aaron Cure

Aaron Cure is the Principal Security Consultant at Cypress Data Defense and an instructor and contributing author for the Dev544 Secure Coding in .NET course. After 10 years in the U.S. Army, I decided to switch my focus to developing security tools and performing secure code reviews, penetration testing, static source code analysis, and security research.