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Early Report: How to Improve Programmers' Expertise at App Security?

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Publication date8/04/2016
Host publicationProceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Innovations in Mobile Privacy and Security: co-located with the International Symposium on Engineering Secure Software and Systems (ESSoS 2016)
EditorsDavid Aspinall, Lorenzo Cavallaro, Mohamed Seghir, Melanie Volkamer
Place of PublicationLondon, UK
PublisherCEUR-WS.org
Pages49-50
Number of pages2
Volume1575
<mark>Original language</mark>English
EventInnovations in Mobile Privacy and Security 2016 - Royal Holloway University, London, United Kingdom
Duration: 6/04/2016 → 6/04/2016
http://groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/security/IMPS/

Workshop

WorkshopInnovations in Mobile Privacy and Security 2016
Abbreviated titleIMPS 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period6/04/16 → 6/04/16
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Workshop

WorkshopInnovations in Mobile Privacy and Security 2016
Abbreviated titleIMPS 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period6/04/16 → 6/04/16
Internet address

Abstract

Apps present a significant security risk. Developer inexperience of security is a major contributor to this risk. Based on interviews with a dozen app security experts we identify that most app programmers simply do not care about security. Only by working on the factors influencing programmers’ motivation, and afterwards developing their whole system security skills, shall we shall we begin to see the kind of secure apps that industry needs.