Mobile App Security - Tips For Securing Your Mobile Projects

03/29/21 • 44 min

This week, I want to talk about app security; specifically mobile app security; and being really, really specific Android app security; though the concepts will apply equally as well to iOS applications.
App security is something that is vitally important to business and individuals that are possibly working with customer data, working with 3rd party services, or even working with your own services.
Now while these security issues are serious, there also seems to be a rather glaring lack of security-focused information and discussion out there.
So in this episode, I want to chat through a high-level overview of Android app security and some action items to help improve your project's security today.
We'll talk about ways to improve your app; your source code; and your infrastructure.
Chapters
0:00 Teaser
0:43 Overview
3:41 Intro
4:02 Why Is App Security Important?
5:38 How Can We Minimize Security Risks?
8:26 Minimizing Risk From Our App
8:59 Obfuscating Our Code
14:11 Securing API Keys
19:24 Protecting Network Traffic
24:45 Protecting User Data
28:01 Securing Your Developer Identity
35:00 Securing Your Source Code
38:25 Protecting Your Development Machine
40:28 Securing Your CI Infrastructure
42:41 In SummaryResources

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Previous Episode

The Problem With Developer "Scores"

Developer "scores" and assessments can be motivating and a fun gamification element for some. However, for others, they can be discouraging and misleading.
In this episode, I'm sharing some of my thoughts on why I think these kind of developer "scores" are more trouble than they are worth.
Chapters
00:00 Teaser
00:42 Intro
01:09 What Are Developer Scores?
02:09 What Is The Purpose Of Developer Scores?
03:19 What's The Problem With Developer Scores?
03:58 Scores Are Unreliable - Gaming The System
04:31 Discouraging - Compaison To Others
05:31 Potential For Harm
06:06 Scores Speak To A Need For Validation
07:23 In Summary
Show Notes
Google's Modern Android Development Score
https://developer.android.com/modern-android-development/scorecard
Pluralsight's Android Associate Developer Assessment
https://app.pluralsight.com/score/skill-assessment/android-associate-developer
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Kotlin Multiplatform vs Flutter

There's a lot of questions around "Kotlin vs Flutter" but comparing those two directly isn't really an accurate comparison. Comparing Kotlin Multiplatform to Flutter is much more interesting.
In this week's episode, we're going to compare Kotlin Multiplatform and Flutter. We'll explore their unique philosophies, where they excel, the challenges of each, and hopefully give you a better sense of why they don't necessarily directly compete with one another.
Chapters
00:00 Teaser
02:05 Common Questions Comparing Flutter & Kotlin
03:31 Comparing Flutter To Kotlin Multiplatform
04:02 The Philosophies Of Flutter & Kotlin Multiplatform
05:43 Languages & Tooling
06:56 Supported Platforms
08:19 Production Read Supported Platforms
13:03 Who Is Using These Technologies?
15:46 Integrating Into An Existing Application
18:08 Developing A New App
22:20 Job Market For Each Technology
24:52 Learning Resources
26:28 Which Is Easier To Learn?
27:52 Framework Maturity
30:11 When To Use One Or The Other?
31:59 Wrapping Up
Show Notes