Security for consumer apps
Consumer software can take any form: from most-downloadable social network apps to niche developer tools. B2C companies operate in a tight space: they need to understand customers' goals and needs; they are responsible for sensitive data; they need to respect GDPR, CCPA, COPPA, and prevent data leaks.
Consumer app security is a mix of protecting users data against prying eyes, and at the same time protecting the product against users actions.
Typical challenges for
consumer apps’ security
Lots of data
Consumer apps collect tons of data: PII, analytics, behaviour information. Losing or misusing this data is a viable business risk in the light of the ever-growing list of breaches.
Minimum lovable product
Consumer apps have a strong emphasis on UI and interactions, so security measures should not break UX or frustrate users.
Massive adoption invites malware
API misuse, apps cloning, bots, payments fraud – the popularity makes apps an attractive target for curious and malicious users.
Security hinders growth
B2C companies work better by constantly analysing users’ behaviour. Still, at the same time, they should respect privacy (GDPR, DPB, Consumer Data Privacy Laws), process as little PII as possible, and comply with regulations.
Modern solutions
E2EE and Zero knowledge architectures
End-to-end encryption comes in handy when developers don’t want to have access to users’ data at all. Encrypt data on application side for a user, process and store encrypted, and decrypt only for a target user.
Strong product security
Intrusive security measures, tolerated in the B2B space, won’t work for B2C apps. End users value security but prefer it to be transparent. Security measures should work without a need to configure or enable them.
Security tooling
Not every app needs E2EE. It’s possible to create a privacy-respectful and secure app by combining specific security measures: protecting stored data and tokens, protecting API, using strong authentication, notifying and educating users.
Our offerings
// Relevant products
Acra
A DATABASE SECURITY SUITE
Themis
A CROSS PLATFORM CRYPTO LIBRARY
// Custom design and implementation
“Your data is always yours”
Specialized security controls
Multi-platform security
// Consulting
SSDLC
Auditing and reviewing
Security engineering
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How we make a difference
Experience in massive scale systems
Our solutions are developer-friendly, hard-to-misuse and built to scale with your business, not to constrain it.
Security customised for your use case
We cater to your specific use case. Our solutions create a separate security layer without significant design interventions and seamlessly integrate into your webd and mobile apps.
Product / UX security expertise
We assist you in designing security controls and work transparently for users, and educating users what value your app’s security brings to them and how they can benefit from it.
Combining compliance and practical security
We help you achieve better compliance with privacy regulations and standards (ETSI EN 303 64) without limiting the usability or breaking the UX.
Our mission is simple.
We help you focus on serving your customers better, while relieving your team from security engineering pains and making your users confident that their data is safe with you.
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Relevant blogposts
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