{"id":14464,"date":"2019-10-22T11:24:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T11:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finoit.com\/?p=14464"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:06:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:06:35","slug":"top-15-application-security-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finoit.com\/blog\/top-15-application-security-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning an App? Have You Considered These 15 Application Security Best Practices?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The idea of mobile app security germinates in the code that makes the app. As David Wheeler\u2019s Secure Programming HOWTO explains, \u201ca good developer must be familiar with security principles and practices\u201d to characterize the code with confidentiality, integrity, and availability.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mobile app usage is witnessing a sharp rise as technology advances and becomes a default element of business value chains. By 2025, mobile apps are projected to represent over 50% of all digital interactions. With this increased use comes an increased risk of cyber threats, so the importance of secure coding mobile apps cannot be overstated.<\/p>\n

The past several years have seen many setbacks in application security. The future does not seem too bright for those who do not diligently follow application security best practices. According to a report by Accenture<\/a>, cybercrime is expected to cost businesses over $5.2 trillion worldwide by 2025.<\/p>\n

These figures insist business leaders begin thinking about security early on by taking ownership. The steps would entail creating application security standards and policies under application vulnerability management, ensuring that they follow software development security best practices, and allocating a dedicated budget for app security.<\/p>\n

In our app development journey, we have come across many companies or business owners who do not have the initial blueprint of the mobile application security best practices necessary for building secure, scalable apps.<\/p>\n

To help companies better understand the app security requirements, we have developed a list of application security practices checklists from the perspective of business leaders, covering the vast threat landscape.<\/p>\n

These techniques begin with understanding the mobile or web application security risks and further cover web and mobile app security best practices so that you can have more confidence in your application.<\/p>\n

Let us first evaluate different types of application security risk touchpoints essential to address the practice of finding vulnerabilities and taking actionable measures.<\/p>\n

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At these touchpoints, your application security is at risk. You need to identify the software vulnerabilities at these touchpoints that attackers can leverage to their advantage.<\/p>\n

The book, The Art of Software Security Assessment<\/a>-Identifying and Preventing Software Vulnerabilities defines \u201csoftware vulnerabilities as specific flaws or oversights in a piece of software that allow attackers\u201d to:<\/p>\n