BURLINGTON, Mass. – August 13, 2013 - Veracode, Inc., the leader in application security, today released a new infographic outlining steps developers can take to create secure mobile applications. The “Developer’s Guide to Building Secure Mobile Applications” outlines the importance of mobile application security, and the steps that can be taken to develop mobile applications that are secure.

By 2016 there will be 1 billion smartphone and tablet users in the world. The rapid adoption of mobile devices has given rise to a flurry of new mobile apps. In just four years, the number of mobile apps has increased by 1.5 million. In the US alone, four out of ten users will click on an unsafe link, making the need for secure mobile application development practices, as well as for mobile security awareness more necessary than ever before.

The “Developer’s Guide to Building Secure Mobile Applications” infographic outlines the biggest risks for mobile applications and provides alarming mobile security statistics such as:

• More than 1/3 of IT professionals don’t encrypt data they send over mobile devices
• Toll fraud, malware that manipulates premium rate SMS processes, now accounts for 91 percent of malware
• Mobile data theft makes up 30 to 40 percent of all robberies in the US
• 38% of apps in the Android Marketplace connect to ad libraries

In addition to this information, the infographic provides tips on how mobile application developers can overcome these common security issues.

For the full infographic, and tips for how to solve these problems visit: http://www.veracode.com/blog/2013/08/developers-guide-to-building-secure-mobile-applications-infographic/.

About Veracode

Veracode secures the world’s software. We help companies and governments address the acute threat posed by hackers who are targeting software vulnerabilities to gain access to critical data. Veracode provides an automated, policy-driven application risk management platform to secure mobile apps, web and third-party applications across the software supply chain. Veracode works with the world’s largest corporations and their software providers, representing a variety of Global 2000 brands. For more information, visit http://www.veracode.com/, follow on Twitter: @Veracode or read the Veracode Blog..

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