How Do Mobile Applications Enhance Security? An Exploratory Analysis of Use Cases and Provided Information
Irdin Pekaric, Clemens Sauerwein, Simon Laichner, Ruth Breu · 2025
The ubiquity of mobile applications has increased dramatically in recent years, opening up new opportunities for cyber attackers and heightening security concerns in the mobile ecosystem. As a result, researchers and practitioners have intensified their research into improving the security and privacy of mobile applications. At the same time, more and more mobile applications have appeared on the market that address the aforementioned security issues. However, both academia and industry currently lack a comprehensive overview of these mobile security applications for Android and iOS platforms, including their respective use cases and the security information they provide.