These include official app stores from the platform providers, as well as a range of further stores offered by device manufacturers and other third parties. The current mobile app marketplace is focused around two main app ecosystems – Android and iOS – and there are a range of app store sources from which users can install apps.
Specific attention was given towards app stores and apps intended for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The objective of the review is to provide recommendations for improving the security of applications (apps) delivered via app stores, and to identify issues that may be of relevance to DCMS’s future work on the cyber security in these contexts.
This report investigates issues of cyber security and privacy in relation to apps and app stores. This literature review was carried out by:
