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Why Loyalty Apps Need to Be Protected - and How to Do it

October 28, 2024

My favorite local sushi restaurant has just introduced a loyalty program so I can get discounts after I have ordered enough meals. But guess what - I have to download yet another mobile app to manage my points and enter my personal information. Also most of us use airline miles and often use credit cards which add miles and points to our airline and hotel loyalty programs. There is a problem with all this - loyalty and rewards apps are not secure. Read Full Story

The End of the App Store Duopoly?

October 24, 2024

The image above shows the download page for the messaging app Viber. What makes this image significant is that it features not just the usual two icons for Apple's App Store and Google Play, but also icons for Huawei's AppGallery, GetApps, and Samsung's Galaxy Store. This is a direct result of Epic Games winning their lawsuit against Google, which has paved the way for alternative app stores to gain a foothold in the mobile market. Read Full Story

Epic Games Won Against Google but Lost to Apple - What are the Implications?

October 17, 2024

On October 7th 2024, Tim Sweeney of Epic Games posted on X, “Big news! The Epic Games Store and other app stores are coming to the Google Play Store in 2025 in the USA - without Google's scare screens and Google's 30% app tax - thanks to victory in Epic v Google.” This is the latest victory in a wide-ranging battle to dismantle the app store duopoly of Apple and Google. This blog gives an overview of what is happening worldwide and where it will likely all end. Read Full Story

Using Cross-Platform Development? You Need Cross-Platform Security Too

October 8, 2024

Cross-platform development tools such as Flutter and React Native are increasingly being used to develop mobile apps. The financial and organizational advantages of using such frameworks are becoming clearer and any perceived shortcomings are being addressed. But what about security? This blog dives into cross-platform tools and argues that security should be cross-platform too. Read Full Story

Can EPIC’s Tim Sweeney single handedly Break the Monopoly?

October 2, 2024

In the ongoing legal battle between Epic Games, Google, and Samsung, the focus on monopolistic practices within the mobile app ecosystem is intensifying. Epic’s lawsuit highlights a critical issue that extends beyond gaming—how Google and Samsung maintain a stranglehold over mobile app distribution. This is not just a matter of antitrust law but also one of innovation, privacy, and security in mobile app development. Read Full Story

How to Respond and Recover from Mobile App Security Incidents

September 20, 2024

Zero Trust says “assume breach” and your response plan must cover handling third-party security incidents too. Mobile apps depend on third party APIs, and you need to be prepared to act quickly if a service you depend on has a security incident. This blog discusses what you can do to maintain mobile app service continuity when there is a security incident, especially if it's not your fault. Read Full Story

Creating a Security Feedback Loop in Your Mobile App SDLC

September 13, 2024

We got together with our friends at Quokka recently to talk about securing the mobile application software development lifecycle and why it's important to get a dynamic feedback loop going between the security approaches you use at different stages of the life cycle. This blog presents some of the highlights of the recent webinar. Read Full Story

Analyst Guide: Securing Mobile Apps – Approov

September 11, 2024

An Intellyx Analyst Guide for Approov by Jason Bloomberg and Eric Newcomer, Intellyx. Read Full Story

The Apple, Google and Huawei Approach to Mobile App Security is Not Improving

August 29, 2024

Approov publishes a New Whitepaper on Apple, Google and Huawei Mobile App Security We have been quite vocal about the shortcomings of the proprietary approaches to mobile app security from Apple, Google and Huawei. See these previous blogs: Read Full Story

Why is Zero Trust Not Systematically Applied to Mobile App Security?

August 20, 2024

Here at Appoov, we were wondering why there has been so little discussion about applying the principles of Zero Trust specifically to mobile apps when this is a concept which has become quite mainstream in enterprise security. Read Full Story