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End-to-end mobile app security provider Approov has expanded into securing mobile gaming apps with the addition of Genopets to its roster, which also includes consumer, ecommerce and financial brands such as Sixt, BMW, Papara and Deindeal. The Genopets mobile pet care game lets players care for their digital pet while […]

Approov Secures Genopets Mobile Crypto Gaming App, Blocks Cheaters

This entry was posted in App Security Industry News Mobile Device Security on June 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff

Learn how automated scans can extract and classify thousands of secrets from fintech apps, finding out the level of protection these apps have against runtime threats. Check out this report by Approov Mobile Threat Lab to know more!

Google Play Store’s 650 Most Popular Fintech Apps Open Doors ...

This entry was posted in API Security App Security Cybersecurity Industry Report and tagged Approov on March 4, 2023 by Steven Bowcut

Apps are Increasingly Crucial to Businesses, But Their Security Remains Underfunded. By Peter R. Kelley In “The State of Mobile App Security in 2022,” Osterman Research and mobile app API experts Approov reveal significant vulnerabilities and security concerns with production mobile apps, and in particular, with the APIs that these […]

Mobile Apps: Open for Business, Open to Attack

This entry was posted in App Security Cybersecurity and tagged Approov on July 18, 2022 by Editorial Staff

Recent breaches have highlighted the risk of threat actors exploiting stolen API keys and secrets. Too often, developers store API keys in their code, increasing the potential for threat actors acquire them and exploit them to access APIs and applications. Developers have frequently been urged not to store hardcoded keys […]

Runtime Secrets Protection

This entry was posted in API Security App Security Cybersecurity RSAC and tagged Approov on June 6, 2022 by Steven Bowcut

EHR’s Leaky “Last Mile” of Third-Party Apps Exposes Patient Data. Approov Sends FHIR Guard to the Rescue. New findings from Approov and cybersecurity researcher Alissa Knight with Knight Media expose “Last Mile” electronic health record (EHR) security issues in healthcare apps that leave millions of patient healthcare records exposed. The […]

Finding, Fighting FHIR App Vulns

This entry was posted in App Security Cybersecurity and tagged Approov on October 14, 2021 by Editorial Staff

As an app developer, you have a duty to ensure that the service you are providing is as secure as possible. There are several standards that need to be met by your app, and you have no choice but to make sure that you are meeting them. A Secure Piece […]

Why is a High Level of Security a Must for ...

This entry was posted in App Security Guest Contributor on September 13, 2021 by Editorial Staff

In a Public Service Announcement (PSA) issued today, The FBI warned that the increased use of mobile banking apps could lead to more user exploitation. The PSA states, “As the public increases its use of mobile banking apps, partially due to increased time at home, the FBI anticipates cyber actors […]

FBI Warns of Increased Mobile Banking App Exploitation

This entry was posted in App Security Cybersecurity Expert Commentary FBI on June 10, 2020 by Steven Bowcut