We all love to download new applications, especially when something – a game or any other app, like Faceapp – got the limelight or if we find our friends using any.
Though there’s nothing wrong with it, load as many apps as your PDA allows, but does all the apps are safe and sound, especially when it comes to your mobile security?
Our cellphones are more precious than any diamond in the world – not because they are expensive, but has all our most-sensitive data; my cellphone is more of me than my own self.
Be it iPhone or Android; downloading apps has become just like calling vulnerabilities.
Apps we use are at a higher risk of having vulnerabilities than anyone previously thought. Over a third of Android and iOS apps have high-risk vulnerabilities; there are likely a few apps that are exposing our data to the real world.
If it’s just my user profile, then it’s ok, but if these apps harvest into my personal data, then I am sorry, I won’t take it easy.
I think nobody would be fine if any of their apps share their personal data to anyone.
Let’s quickly go through the study conducted.
Before jumping into horror stories, let me share with you some basics about mobile applications.
Last year, more than 205 billion mobile apps were downloaded, and the number will reach 250+ billion by 2022, while we spend 57% of total digital media time is spent on smartphones and tablets.
It must be an instant messaging app, online banking, mobile account management, business functions, and/or any social media account.
According to Juniper Research, users using mobile banking apps have reached two billion – 40 percent of the world’s adult population.
We know how developers painstakingly pay attention to software design to give us a smooth experience; we gladly install apps and provide our personal information too, but rarely stop and think about its security implications.
Experts regularly perform security analysis of different (often the most-used ones) mobile applications, here are some of the latest findings of their security assessment of iOS and Android apps.
Be it, developers or users, cyber threats are equally reachable; it means both client and server-side protection is needed to secure applications both on iOS and Android.
So, what can be done to prevent attacks? How to protect both ends?
Well, all comes down to awareness, education, and some preventive measures.
For your convenience, I am breaking this section into parts – for Android and iOS developers and for users.
Hackers love targeting newer platforms – mobile devices is the current hotbed, which is loaded with personal and payment card information.
The results of the study clearly reflecting that the developers of mobile applications often neglect security, insecure data storage, being the main issue.
On the other hand, users themselves are also unwittingly helping to compromise their devices by expanding their smartphone capabilities, opening suspicious links, disabling protection, and downloading software from unofficial platforms.
Securing user data requires a responsible attitude from both application developers and device owners.
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