ITSEC Asia Highlights The Importance Of App Updates For Developers

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JAKARTA - The current digital landscape shows the increasing threat of cyber attacks. One of the widespread cyber attacks is through software or mobile applications.

According to the "Global Abandone Apps Report Q4 2023" report released by Pixalate, more than 1 million applications have been abandoned by its developers on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

This means that if the developer leaves their application without providing an update in the long term, then the user's data, devices, and security will be exposed to cyber threats.

Well, for security purposes, app developers should be one step ahead by updating their apps in time to avoid the risk of hacking.

Delays in implementing these updates can lead to cyberattacks, such as Bugs, Malware, and other cyber entities.

"Checking and improving security gaps since the early stages of developing digital applications ranging from coding, commitment, to development, is one of the main steps in minimizing the findings of security gaps in the final stages of development (test penetration or audit)," said PT ITSEC Asia Tbk, Principal Consultant Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOPs) Muhammad Ray Ramadhan.

While the app update, Ray added, aims to improve functionality, improve user experience, fix problems, introduce new features, and optimize performance.

However, in addition to improving performance, periodic application updates are also important to improve security vulnerabilities and protect against cyber threats.

"Applications that don't make regular updates will be vulnerable to security loopholes," he explained further.

According to industry standards, one to two updates per month are considered the ideal frequency to maintain app performance and safety.