Security News > 2022 > July > Visibility into runtime threats against mobile apps and APIs still lacking

A new report from Osterman Research codifies the increasing dependence of businesses upon their mobile apps, and reveals a jarring disconnect between the strategic importance of apps versus the level of focus and resources applied to protect organizational apps against runtime threats.

Poor visibility into security threats against mobile apps.

Although mobile apps in production are vulnerable to threats unmitigated during development, runtime threats nevertheless receive lower priority and funding.

The report finds that despite the recognition that protecting mobile apps and APIs at runtime is an enduring requirement, spending is still skewed towards shift left and respondents indicate their organizations place the highest priority on secure development practices.

"David Stewart, CEO of Approov, said:"This research reflects the overarching fact that although mobile apps are an increasingly critical conduit for both commerce and communications, investment in runtime protection of apps and APIs continues to take a back seat.

"Given that mobile apps and APIs are increasingly the lifeblood of organizations, the practices and resource allocation towards runtime threats must be reconsidered - and quickly - before yet another wave of major mobile app breaches exposes both organizations and their customers to the damage and continual loss that inevitably result."

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