Security News > 2020 > August > Abandoned apps like TikTok pose a security risk in a BYOD world
2020-08-12 20:03
Social media apps put corporate networks at risk and provide raw material for deep fakes.
Based on data from data from November 2019 to April 2020, 39% of abandoned apps with live installs were in the productivity category, and 30% were in games and entertainment.
Wandera analyzed the latest iOS and Android versions of TikTok as of early August to measure the risk level of the app.
Wandera analysts rated the latest iOS version of TikTok as a medium risk with the biggest issue that the app uses sensitive APIs which are normally not allowed by Apple, such as exact location and contact list access.
To measure the security risk of a particular app, Wandera tracks and analyzes the network connections an app makes.