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Appknox provides a mobile-native security platform that continuously scans and evaluates app binaries in hosted device labs and after the apps are uploaded to stores, in order to detect and remediate vulnerabilities and brand abuse instances such as copycat apps.
There are several mature tools for mobile in-app security, network security and on-device security, but there is often a gap in protection when apps and updates are ready to exit the development lifecycle and get published to major and regional app stores. Conventional software scanning tools have little awareness of mobile-native technology, leading to time-consuming manual scanning and validation processes,
Appknox automates SAST/DAST scans and induces API calls against the mobile app binary, pentesting for vulnerabilities and introspecting what needs to be fixed within app code and components for safety and compliance purposes.
Once the app is live, Appknox looks for similar objects and file properties within app stores, as well as more unsavory download sites for app clones and impostors that could defraud or harm users and undermine the brand reputation of the publisher.
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