The new frontline: Why mobile apps are becoming ground zero for cyberattacks
By Nitin Talwar, Executive Vice President – Global Delivery & Solution Engineering, Protectt.ai
A user completes a transaction on a mobile application. Authentication is successful, the request is processed, and from the system’s perspective, everything appears legitimate.
However, what remains less visible is the environment in which that transaction was executed.
Increasingly, risks are emerging not from failed authentication or breached servers, but from subtle manipulation within the application itself during runtime. This shift is redefining how organisations need to think about mobile app security.
A Mobile-First Economy, A Shifted Attack Surface
India’s digital ecosystem has transitioned rapidly to mobile-first. Banking, payments, insurance,
healthcare access, and commerce are now largely executed within mobile applications. For many enterprises, the mobile app is no longer just a distribution channel; it is the primary interface
through which business operations are conducted.
This concentration of activity has naturally drawn the attention of threat actors....
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