Mobile applications are hot, growing in numbers and capabilities, and expected to be expanding rapidly both in number of applications and number of download.

Studies show that as of the end of 2011, the number of available mobile applications stands at over 900,000, with over 20 billion downloads worldwide.

The popularity and availability of mobile apps makes security issues vital to the success of the application.

The various mobile platforms pose a new security threat landscape adding to the complexity of the threat landscape a whole new set of security issues on the client side.

Addressing security issues in the development phase is of the essence and interest of every development team.

At AppSec Labs, we have researched and mapped out the threat landscape of mobile applications iOS, BB and Android based, and offer advanced testing, consulting and training services in the field of mobile application security.

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