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5 Simple and Effective Ways to Secure Your Mobile App with V-OS App Shield

For businesses, especially those handling sensitive data or financial transactions, ensuring app security is no longer optional. The risk is real: attacks on mobile apps can lead to reputational damage, regulatory fines, and the loss of user trust.  

V-OS App Shield is a reliable solution designed to safeguard mobile applications. Beyond the basics of security, it offers a cost-effective approach that combines robust protection with ease of use. Here are 5 ways V-OS App Shield can enhance your mobile app security and deliver real-world benefits. 

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Securing Mobile Apps and Why It’s Critical for Businesses

Mobile devices continue to become indispensable, with the average smartphone user spending around 88% of their day interacting with apps. This surge in mobile usage highlights an escalating need for businesses to ensure their apps are secure, as the stakes of app security have never been higher. From retail businesses to e-commerce platforms, mobile apps handle sensitive user data and provide access to essential business systems. The consequences of a breach can be devastating, both for businesses and their users. 

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Introducing V-OS App Shield: Connect, Deploy and Protect your App in Minutes

Mobile applications are key to daily business operations, customer engagement, and overall functionality. According to Google, the average smartphone user interacting with nearly 10 apps daily and spending about 88% of their time on mobile, the need for strong mobile app protection has never been more pressing. Introducing V-OS App Shield, a revolutionary solution designed to secure your mobile apps fast and easy.

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V-Key partners with Bridge Alliance to build a Safer Digital Ecosystem

V-Key, renowned for its advanced security solutions has proudly joined Bridge Alliance as their technology Partner,  solidifying their commitment to innovation and excellence in mobile security. This partnership opens doors to explore new avenues for enhancing authentication experiences and mitigating cybersecurity risks.

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Making 2FA/MFA robust against smishing and related attacks

2FA/MFA was introduced to make it harder for attackers, by requiring two or more proofs of identity – also known as authentication factors. These can take many forms, but can be boiled down to: something you know (e.g., a password), something you have (e.g., a cryptographic key), or something you are (e.g., a biometric ID that is unique to you) [1].

However, 2FA/MFA is not a universal panacea that can be picked off a shelf and thrown in to solve any and all challenges presented by attackers.

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How do we determine the effectiveness of mobile apps’ security systems?

With the spate of remote working regime due to Coronavirus pandemic, the reliance and growth for video conferencing platform has been exponentially escalated. However, most mobile apps today are nowhere near as secure as we would like them to be.

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Is the detection of jailbroken/rooted phone sufficient against threats?

Functions that detect jailbroken/rooted devices are most commonly added to transactional mobile applications, serving as the most basic defense against threats. However, this is nothing but a drop in a bucket.

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Why Existing Mobile Software Protections are Insufficient

Recognizing that existing mobile software protections are insufficient against today’s cyber threat landscape, we take a closer look at the main types of software protections in the market.

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V-OS Protection against CPU vulnerabilities

Virtually every computing device in the world is made unsafe by the latest disclosures on Central Processing Unit (CPU) vulnerabilities. Find out how the virtual secure element technology is protecting millions of mobile application users against such vulnerabilities.

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V-OS Protection against Android Plugin malware

There has been a recent surge in Android malware abusing Android Plugin Frameworks for malicious behavior. DroidPlugin, Parallel Space and VirtualApp are several plugin frameworks that have been abused by malware in recent months to spread Android malware.

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Three steps to fight the Mobile Security status quo

Have financial institutions accepted a status quo that sacrifices user experience for increased security? With mobile digital identity quickly becoming central to an entire suite of online services, those who challenge the status quo will set themselves up to prosper and grow. Read more to find out three oft-ignored areas of research.

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Cryptography in V-OS

V-OS is the world’s first virtual secure element. Cryptography plays a dual-role in these; to secure and manage the secrets kept within V-OS, and to provide a lightweight yet comprehensive cryptographic library.

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Building V-OS with HSM

V-OS is the world’s first virtual secure element, a software solution with security built into the firmware code. These include secret cryptographic parameters and data, which need to be randomly generated and securely persisted, and are then transformed into code and data files.

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How does a Virtual Smart card protect a customer if they lose or change their mobile phone?

From banks to government agencies, many organisations are intrigued by and exploring software security solutions such as mobile tokens and mobile identity systems for individual identification, authorisation and authentication.

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Is software-based Biometrics Authentication the solution to ASEAN’s regulatory challenges?

Banks in Southeast Asia should look towards software-based biometrics as the way forward to navigate the regulatory differences in the region and secure their customers’ transactions.

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Infographic: The next frontier in Banking transformation

As technology evolves, banks and financial institutions have no choice but to innovate. However, when it comes to security, many still rely on traditional, costly methods.

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The next wave of Finance: Singapore’s growing Fintech market

With global cumulative investment in financial technology (fintech) forecast to exceed US$150 billion in three to five years, economies around the world are vying to attract fintech innovators and cash in on this growing industry.