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Visit us at it-sa 2024: Threats of Device Fingerprinting for Enterprises

Published on: 07. October 2024

What data is transferred by business apps, and how secure is their processing? Our research shows: If your employees use apps arbitrarily, you put your company’s security at risk. At it-sa 2024, we present our app analysis framework Appicaptor. You can use it to automatically check whether apps are compliant with your company’s IT security … read more

iOS Privacy Manifest: Data Collection and Usage in Top Free iOS Apps

Published on: 05. July 2024

Since May 2024, the inclusion of an iOS Privacy Manifest has been a requirement for app submissions with newly added third-party SDKs. We analyzed first results about data collection practices, compliance issues with Apple’s guidelines, and privacy risks posed by SDK providers. Apple mandates that all app submissions with specific newly added third-party SDKs have … read more

Vulnerable Third-Party Libraries in Mobile Apps

Published on: 17. May 2024

As mobile app usage grows, so do concerns about security vulnerabilities. One significant aspect contributing to these vulnerabilities is the inclusion of third-party libraries in app development. In this article, we explore the importance of monitoring vulnerable third-Party Libraries in apps, and conducting risk analysis based on that information. Appicaptor analyses unveil that numerous apps … read more