In an increasingly digital world, the importance of mobile security cannot be overstated. With millions of apps available on Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store, users trust developers to safeguard their personal information. Unfortunately, this trust is often misplaced.
A key step in preventing unauthorized access to user data is encryption, especially when it comes to moving data from device to server and back again. If implemented incorrectly by app developers, it can expose users to a host of potential attack scenarios, including data theft, eavesdropping, and man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks, just to name a few.
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