Mobile App Corporate Espionage

Corporate espionage is at an all-time high, and in terms of data risk threats, is second only to financially motivated data breaches according to the Verizon data breach investigations report. Whether your team is designing in-house mobile apps or le...

Corporate espionage is at an all-time high, and in terms of data risk threats, is second only to financially motivated data breaches according to the Verizon data breach investigations report. Whether your team is designing in-house mobile apps or leveraging 3rd parties for mobile apps, the apps may contain risky behaviors. These behaviors can stem from malicious 3rd party SDKs or code injected by the developer that can allow sensitive corporate secrets and documents to be leaked through out-of-band communications. This session will explore real-word examples of corporate espionage techniques that leverage hidden behaviors in seemingly innocuous mobile apps.