Aptica Software & Mobile Security Cyber Security Showcase, UKTI & Cyber Security KTN Event Brussels, 29 th February 2012 Andrew Brown Managing Director Aptica Limited
About Aptica Founded in June 2010 by Andrew & Pamela Brown Reason:For any computer security vulnerability to be exploited, software must execute Based at Bletchley Park, with 5 full-time employees Foci: Mobile Device Security Software Certification Information Assurance Secure Software Development
About Aptica Customers: Partners:
Aptica Technology Services Secure Software Development Analysis, design, implementation and testing to ensure: Code quality, security, usability, maintainability, traceability Main focus is mobile applications and field work solutions Assurance & Certification Verification of author claims; ISO-27034/27051; ISO-9241 Independent, product/vendor-agnostic approach Security Technology Incubation Foreground IP development and technology transition Unique position leads to >30% cost savings across projects
Example Customer Requirements Mobile applications security Remote working solutions with geo-location features Digital media, brand and IP protection Cloud computing security solutions; data protection Trusted and trustworthy computing solutions Secure programming principles and practice Network and end-point protection software Due diligence assessments of new technologies
Secure Software Development Bridging the gap between early-stage technology and early adopters. Security built-in from inception: Application & code base security enhancement Maturity enhancement and development User profiling and GUI development System interface & integration development Capability demonstrations Process and technical support Future development recommendations
AppSure Formal launch at InfoSecurity Europe 2012 London; 24 th April A next-generation anti-virus technology for mobile phones and tablet PCs; protects against rogue apps Targets mobile application downloads, and ensures they execute in a trustworthy manner Applications: Securing third-party mobile applications for end-users Enterprise mobile device security solutions Toolkits for application developers and mobile vendors Promoting and distributing mobile apps based on security
Mobile Apps Security Arena >800m smartphones and tablet PCs worldwide AppSure targets 665m devices (October 2011) 85% year on year growth predicted for smartphones IBM predict 1 trillion mobile devices globally by 2015 Incomplete protection coverage currently offered: Mobile malware grew by 1400% in 2011 Average user has 35-49 apps on their mobile device Centralised stores of critical information developing Anti-virus solutions are not effective in mobile context Render software unusable; high vendor overheads; obfuscation now widely used easy to bypass
Technical Overview AppSure identifies malicious events within software and separates these from legitimate functions Over time, insecure mobile applications are automatically re-engineered into secure ones Novelties: Prevents and remediates harmful behaviours in real-time Neutralises malware, reducing recovery time and cost Context-aware: more precise than existing tools Applications can be used for their primary purpose Enterprise control of device software footprint
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End-User Benefits Mobile application security can be guaranteed Applications are usable for their main purpose User confidence increases through use of AppSure AppSure can build libraries of secure applications Organisations have full control over third-party software and employees devices AppSure helps to mitigate the mobile relationship between the organisation and the employee AppSure offers vendors additional revenue streams
Summary Attacks on mobile devices are quite clearly increasing Many users trust their devices with their most valuable information Most have little or no protection against malicious or defective application software Requirement -comprehensive defence mechanisms in place prior to an attack, not afterwards Aptica s products and services can provide this
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Thank you for listening Aptica Limited Science and Innovation Centre Bletchley Park Milton Keynes MK3 6EB United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)8456 805 135 E-mail: info@aptica.co.uk Web: www.aptica.co.uk