By Louis Columbus
It’s the digital pandemic no one is talking about because it’s challenging to quantify, contain and can defeat the best current cybersecurity defenses enterprise have. API attacks rose 681% in the past 12 months, compared to a 321% increase in overall API traffic.
By Kyle Wiggers
Mobile apps have to be bug-tested across countless devices to ensure they work as intended. Users don’t look kindly on poor experiences — 88% say they’ll abandon apps based on minor glitches, according to software testing vendor Qualitest (which admittedly has a horse in the race). Testing is a time-consuming and expensive process, with 31% of app development firms in one poll estimating expenses at between $5,000 and $10,000. And to some outfits, the highest-quality testing simply isn’t available, either due to logistics reasons or the relentless push to reach release.
