Guardsquare, the leading provider of mobile application security products, is highlighting new findings from a study conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group, which reveal how widespread overconfidence in mobile app security is driving a fundamental shift in organizational priorities. While 93% of organizations believe their current protections are sufficient, the reality that 62% suffered mobile app breaches in the past year—averaging nine incidents each—is driving a move toward more proactive, comprehensive security strategies that balance development speed with robust protection.
The pressure to accelerate release cycles compounds this blind spot, with 71% of organizations admitting speed has compromised mobile app security.
The report’s key findings expose the critical vulnerabilities organizations leave unaddressed:
- Low adoption of proactive defenses: Almost 70% of organizations don’t use obfuscation to protect their mobile apps, and 60% lack Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP), leaving their apps vulnerable to both static and dynamic analysis.
- iOS apps are not immune: Challenging a long-held industry myth, more than 70% of organizations believe that iOS apps pose a moderate or higher level security risk.
- Consequences extend beyond the balance sheet: The impacts of security incidents extend beyond the average reported cost. More than half of respondents (54%) reported application downtime, 48% experienced data leakage, and 41% suffered a loss of consumer trust.
The full report, “From Overconfident to Proactive: Why Mobile App Security is Primed for a Cultural Shift,” is available for download at:
https://www.guardsquare.com/report/overconfidence-exposes-mobile-app-security-gaps
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Guardsquare Highlights Research Showing Organizations Shifting from Mobile Security Overconfidence to Proactive Protection
Guardsquare, the leading provider of mobile application security products, is highlighting new findings from a study conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group, which reveal how widespread overconfidence in mobile app security is driving a fundamental shift in organizational priorities. While 93% of organizations believe their current protections are sufficient, the reality that 62% suffered mobile app breaches in the past year—averaging nine incidents each—is driving a move toward more proactive, comprehensive security strategies that balance development speed with robust protection.
The pressure to accelerate release cycles compounds this blind spot, with 71% of organizations admitting speed has compromised mobile app security.
The report’s key findings expose the critical vulnerabilities organizations leave unaddressed:
The full report, “From Overconfident to Proactive: Why Mobile App Security is Primed for a Cultural Shift,” is available for download at:
https://www.guardsquare.com/report/overconfidence-exposes-mobile-app-security-gaps
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