Mobile app security checks that every enterprise owner should know about

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Mobile app security checks that every enterprise
owner should know about
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In todays world, the internet is more happening
than the physical world. With so high dependence
on the virtual world, the rates of internet
crimes are going up as well. So, to block out
security attacks, mobile app developers have to
constantly up their game.
Enterprise owners, while outsourcing mobile
application development services, need to be sure
to choose a company well-versed with mobile app
security fundamentals. With the recent Cambridge
Analytica fiasco, users have become more
possessive of their data and if they find even a
minor data leak in an application, there are
chances that they may immediately abandon the app.
This is one of the worst nightmares for any
enterprise owner, isnt it?
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As an enterprise owner who has little knowledge
of the technicalities of mobile security
specifics, it is difficult to be able to conduct
a full assessment of how secure the application
is.
Instead of having to blindly rely on the mobile
app development company to secure your app, I
have listed down a few simple tests that one can
conduct on the app to check its security level
and be assured of never losing a user due to the
lack of data security.
These tips will help you to test your mobile
application for security breaches
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Check for the SSL certificate
Every mobile app has to have sufficient
validation of SSL certificates. All mobile
applications send and receive data and through
correctly positioned attacks, middle-men can
manipulate this data. When there are no
sufficient SSL validations, attackers can
substitute existing validations with the one
under his control and thereby view sensitive
information submitted by the user. App users who
connect to untrusted public wireless networks are
at risk.
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How the data flows
For any mobile app, there is a pre-defined data
flow which explains where data comes from, where
it goes and how it is accessed. This data flow
has a transit route and one needs to check if the
complete transit route is secured or not. The
data flow has to be kept private and should not
fall in the hands of cyber attackers.
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Places of data storage
Whenever an application is installed on a phone,
the app asks for the users permission to store
and modify data in the phones storage space.
Some applications also store the data on a cloud
storage to save phone storage space. In both the
cases, it is highly significant to ensure that
the data stored is completely encrypted.
Especially in the case of cloud storage,
unencrypted data can be a weak link for security
measures.
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Unintended data leakage
When an app stores data on the phone storage
space, there is a chance that another application
can gain access to it. So, while the app stores
data on the device, it has to be discreetly
stored to prevent any other app from accessing it
unknowingly.
Server side security
In some cases, the app developers are so focused
on securing the application from the user end,
they fail to consider the threats that are posed
at the backend side of the application. Generally
the backend database has a lot of sensitive data
like the user login credentials and data
analysis. This data can also be misused and thus,
one should be extra careful about the server side
security as well.
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Summing up
The data security concern is increasing day by
day and to completely rely on a mobile app
development company to take care of the mobile
app securitymeasures is not that appealing to
enterprise owners. Instead, one should have a
basic knowledge of app security testing as well
as look for highly reliable mobile app
development service providers.
Originally posted on- https//bit.ly/2Fgk3Tj
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