In this era of digitization, everyone is aware of the usability of apps. Everyone is using them due to the basic benefits of convenience, ease, and fast accessibility. Companies have also started realizing the need to come up with mobile apps to promote their business thereby getting more traffic and new leads. The extensive use of apps for cooking, exercising, shopping, studying, working doing almost everything makes it important to ensure that the safety aspect of these apps remains intact. Whereas, web application security is the pivotal part of an organization dealing with the online presence of a business. The nature of web business is global, and this makes it even more vulnerable to attacks. Web apps are more crucial to any business because of the sensitive data that can be obtained by hacking into source codes. The execution of having become easier because a lot of networks can get affected or compromised at once.

It gives a responsibility to the companies to come up with innovative techniques to ensure mobile and web app safety for ensuring the safety of their users’ data.

TYPES OF THREAT TO APPS

Threat to Mobile Apps:

If an app has been compromised by malware or security threats, then it may pose problems for users like:

1. Theft of financial credentials
2. Credit card frauds
3. Hacking of sensitive information
4. Hacking into mobile devices
5. Leaking of personal information
6. Using other apps on mobile

These are some of the common concerns with respect to mobile app security and this can create a fundamental mistrust of the customer with the brand. If the issue becomes worse, it can lead to affecting the business badly.

Vulnerabilities of Web Apps:

* SQL injection: hackers get inside the system database by searching the query system to access private and confidential information and then modify the permission segment to violate privacy policies and misuse sensitive data.

*Remote File Inclusion: In this, hackers include, a corrupt file into the web app server, and then that file can create malicious codes thereby, causing data theft.

* Cross-site request forgery: it involves manipulating a user into making a request and then using their authorization passwords. Now, the hacker uses those credentials and behaves like a user. This can lead to theft and other damage to the user. It is commonly done to high-profile customers.