WeAre8 Testimonial | Securing the Next-Gen Social Network

WeAre8 is a purpose-driven social media platform that aims to redistribute value from traditional social networks back to users, creators, and communities. With approximately $50 million in annual revenue and a lean team of around 65 employees, WeAre8 operates a rapidly growing, highly engaged mobile ecosystem.

To protect its platform, users, and APIs, WeAre8 partnered with Approov to strengthen mobile application security and stream-line API protection. Through close collaboration, the organizations addressed mobile attestation challenges, automated certificate pinning, simplified SDK management, and established a secure foundation for future innovations, including an internal digital wallet and rewards ecosystem.

As a purpose-driven platform, trust is one of our most valuable assets. Our users expect a secure environment where they can engage, earn rewards, and support creators with confidence. As our platform continues to evolve, security must scale alongside innovation.
Approov has helped us simplify critical aspects of mobile security while strengthening protection for our applications and APIs. Their team worked closely with us through technical challenges, enabling us to maintain a secure and resilient platform without slowing product development. As we expand our ecosystem and introduce new capabilities, we are confident that our security architecture is built to support future growth.”

'- George Taskos, CTO of WeAre8'

The Challenge

- Manual Certificate Pinning and Token Management: The engineering team was spending a lot of time and effort manually managing security elements (like network connection verification and user login tokens) inside their Flutter app. This made maintaining secure communications complicated and time-consuming.

- Evolving Mobile Platform Requirements: During an update, the team hit unexpected security validation failures on iOS. Changes to Apple's app-signing and distribution rules created new restrictions that disrupted how the app verified its security status.

- Secure Expansion of Platform Capabilities: As the platform grew to include new features like an internal rewards wallet, they needed a secure way to manage sensitive credentials and API keys without accidentally hiding them in the app's code or exposing them during the app-building process.

How Approov Mobile App Protection Helped

By partnering with Approov, WeAre8 has significantly strengthened its mobile app and API security posture, establishing a resilient foundation that scales alongside its rapidly growing platform. The partnership has also delivered meaningful operational efficiencies. By automating critical security functions, WeAre8’s engineering team can focus more resources on product innovation and user experience while benefiting from enhanced visibility and faster threat detection.