How Slackness during Mobile App Development Can Make app Vulnerable?
On the app stores, billions of mobile applications are available. But, do you know in how many of them hackers have put a security hole. Of course not.
When the hacker is going to ruin the hard work of a developers by implanting a malware is unknown to us. However, the ways to protect the application against malicious software is known. This is where developers being vigilant about mobile app security can guard users’ data and other important information.
Additionally,it’s unfair to say either iOS or Android is bulletproof because iOS or Android users also faces security risk due to malicious software placement.
What’s next? The problem?
A few loop holes left during app development give the spaces to hackers to hack the application and crucial data stored over it. The widely known issue even prevents gen Y to make more use of mobile apps.
Here are the weak points which developers left and that’s making app development insecure:
1) Blind trust on platform security
As aforesaid, no app development platform can be considered as immune to security issues. Although there are some app stores that allow apps to upload only after they pass certain screening tests. However, the app store tests do not guarantee that app’s security cannot be hurt. So, developers should not build the app having blind faith on to platforms’ security.
2) Copying the code from authentic source
Developers believe in working smartly, so instead of developing app by writing code from scratch, they prefer to seek out the existing code to build the application. In the attempt of searching free code, sometimes, they pick up the code that hackers have created to access any information from the application after it is released.
Therefore, developers must ensure that the code that they are taking from the third party source should be reliable and verified. Also, read the code line by line to check if there is any flaw or not.
3) Lax app testing
To meet the deadline, many times apps are released without security testing thereby putting app users’ data at risk. This is the reason, some apps crash often or loaded with many bugs after release. To not let this happen, developers must test every inlet for security from sensors to camera to the platform.
4) Caching may create security breaches
Yes, to increase the app performance, often the data is cached that hackers can easily hack. To avoid this problem, the app was made secured with password or cache is programmed such that it gets automatically removed when mobile device is rebooted.
5) Encryption
The apps including user’s sensitive information like credit/debit card data need to be encrypted to maintain the trust of customers. Even if the app has integrated encryption, but technology advancement sometimes made the encryption algorithm weak where hackers can easily put a security hole. Keeping the data encrypted with brilliant encryption algorithm is must to get the app to the top and gain major user traction.
Out-of-box security
Developers need to work diligently when it comes to robust and secured mobile app development. They should look for advanced technologies and tools, and keep security at the core while making any app development decision as the app vulnerability put customers’ data and business vision at the stake.
Follow the tips to let the user data and businesses stay safe with secured mobile app development!