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SP 800-163

Vetting the Security of Mobile Applications

Date Published: January 2015

Author(s)

Stephen Quirolgico (NIST), Jeffrey Voas (NIST), Tom Karygiannis (NIST), Cristoph Michael (Leidos), Karen Scarfone (Scarfone Cybersecurity)

Abstract

Keywords

malware; mobile apps; mobile devices; smartphones; software reliability; software security; software testing; software vetting
Control Families

Planning; Risk Assessment; System and Communications Protection

Documentation

Publication:
SP 800-163 (DOI)
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Supplemental Material:
Press Release (other)

Document History:
01/26/15: SP 800-163

Topics

Security and Privacy
planning; security automation; threats; vulnerability management

Technologies
mobile