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App Developers Fall Short in Mobile Security

New study reveals nearly half of large companies are leaving their apps vulnerable to attacks.

By Roy Urrico | Updated on April 06, 2015
Developers are focusing more on speed-to-market and user experience than on security, according to a recent study.

Recent research from IBM Security and the Ponemon Institute disclosed a major lack of mobile security – according to the results, almost 40% of large companies aren’t taking the necessary measures to protect their mobile apps.

The Ponemon Institute and IBM Security study, which looked at security practices in more than 400 large organizations, found the number of mobile cybersecurity attacks has continued, with malicious code infecting more than 11.6 million mobile devices. According to IBM X-Force research, cyber-attacks compromised more than one billion pieces of personally identifiable information in 2014 alone.

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Roy Urrico

Roy Urrico

Roy W. Urrico specializes in articles about financial technology and services for Credit Union Times, as well as ghostwriting, copywriting, and case studies. Also: writer/editor of a semi-annual newsletter for Association for Financial Technology since 1997 and history projects funded by the U.S Interior Department, National Park Service and Warren County (N.Y.).

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