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Emmanuel Benzaquen, CEO of Checkmarx, commented The Rise of Mobile Malware, and What Consumers Should Do AboutIt
June 2014 by Emmanuel Benzaquen, CEO of Checkmarx
Today McAfee Labs released a report warning against downloading unofficial apps and purchasing from third-party app stores, which have become a haven for shoddily created apps. Consumers often do not adequately check the ‘permissions’ section of the app to see if it is secure, leaving them exposed to malware or hackers that may access their data through vulnerabilities that were never patched before the app was released to market.
Emmanuel Benzaquen, CEO of Checkmarx, commented on the findings:
“The rise of mobile malware and mobile app hacks is part of a trend that is only going to continue and get worse. Whilst app developers clearly have a responsibility to ensure the apps they code are safe and secure, consumers must not be naïve and assume that every app they downloaded has been checked for bugs. Consumers must start to demand that the apps they download are safe and secure. We would like to see a certification standard for all mobile apps showing that they have been checked for critical vulnerabilities in the code of the app.”
“As long as the public remains unconcerned with the security of their data that’s stored in mobile applications, cybercriminals will be more than happy to take advantage of their indifference.”
