Mobile App Collusions and Its Cyber Security Implications

The key focus in securing mobile software systems is substantiality intended in detecting and mitigating vulnerabilities in a single app or apps developed by the same individual. It fails to identify vulnerabilities that arise as a result of interaction or the colluding of multiple apps either from the same or different vendors. The current state-of-the-art also fails to contextualize this in reference to its impact on security and cyber security issues. This paper proposes a solution that makes use of both static and dynamic analysis, to detect and notify device users of such a vulnerability and equips the user with knowledge on inter-app interaction, the misuse of Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and the sharing of other sensitive information without their consent.