Mobile App Security Testing Gains Attention Heading into 2019
This IDC Perspective provides an overview of the current state of the enterprise mobile app security testing (MAST) market. It provides an overview of MAST solutions and their value to the enterprise. This document characterizes the types of MAST offerings available today and highlights key characteristics in enterprise mobile app development and what this means for the future competitive battlegrounds in the MAST market and deciding on a MAST solution."Today's unsung hero in mitigating security risks to company and personal data is mobile app security testing," says Denise Lund, research director, IDC Enterprise Mobility. "There are so many vendors offering mobile app static and dynamic testing that improving one's security posture when it comes to mobile apps can simply be a matter of organizations prioritizing the selection of MAST software for use as part of their mobile app development and SDLC processes and complementary to their mobile enterprise security solutions."
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- Executive Snapshot
- Situation Overview
- Introduction
- Why Does MAST Matter?
- Saves Organizations' Time, Money, and Relationships with Customers
- Today's MAST Value Proposition to the Enterprise
- MAST Vendor Landscape
- Standalone MAST Vendors
- Mobile Enterprise Security Vendors with MAST solutions
- A Word About Open Source Software Standards and Guidelines for Mobile App Security Tests
- The Nature of Enterprise Mobile App Development in the Context of MAST
- Future MAST Competitive Battlegrounds
- Advice for the Technology Buyer
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- Related Research
- Synopsis
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