With a whopping 2.2 billion gamers and $46.1B in revenue for mobile games (42% of the market), chances are you and\or your loved ones play mobile games. Children are no exception, according to a Nielsen research piece from earlier this year, most children get their own mobile phone between ages 10 – 12. It seems that
Happy October! And we all know what that means… Cooler weather, fuzzy sweaters, pumpkin spiced everything, and National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). In honor of NCSAM, we’re taking a dive into the world of mobile and will be sharing ways to keep your developers #CyberAware so that you don’t fall victim to some of
The Pokemon GO craze has blown up since it was released on July 6th, with the number of daily users topping Tinder, Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook. Video after video depicts people you never thought would be into Pokemon roaming around public parks and stores with their phone in their hand, on the hunt for Jigglypuffs
We’re starting something new today: An AppSec news story roundup that you can either read or watch via our Whiteboard Roundup below! We look forward to helping our readers stay up-to-date with all they need to know about AppSec – so please let us know what you think below and if we’ve missed any good security
When was the last time you left your house holding your social security card, all of your credit cards, health records, passwords, and a record of all the highly intimate messages that you’ve sent to your friends and loved ones? Who would leave their house with all of this sensitive stuff? It would fill
Users expect the apps they download to be secure and safe, in addition to fast and feature-packed. It’s up to the organizations releasing applications – which most likely includes you, if you’re reading this – to meet (and exceed) their expectations. If you don’t meet expectations, you’re in bad luck: A 2013 study found that
It’s now common knowledge that the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution has infiltrated our homes, cars and offices. But even defense forces are going online, with more and more weaponry being operated remotely with the help of dedicated applications. Unfortunately, this has provided politically and criminally motivated hackers with new targets to manipulate. Is the modern army really prepared
Gone are the days when people frequented their banks to get their errands done. With more and more banking activities being performed online via web and mobile applications, the security risks are rising exponentially. But are banks and financial institutions doing enough to safeguard our privacy and financial assets? What are the risks and what
The demand for paying with mobile devices may have gotten off to a slow start, especially in the United States, but the next few years will see the mobile payment landscape explode – IDC estimates that by 2020 the global mobile payment market will be worth nearly $4 trillion. From paying bills and transferring
The iPhone is arguably the most desired smartphone on the planet today, thanks to its shiny metallic hardware and user-friendly iOS 9 mobile platform. Despite Google leading the numbers-game with its open-source Android mobile platform, iOS is often considered to be the safer of the two due to Apple’s stricter security policy and its willingness to sacrifice customizability for
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