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Developers of the Apps should also be careful with Apps. It not only impacts the users but also the
App developers reputation and business when their App is the one which contains malware.

1. Do not share App Developer Connect site password with many developers. Keep it
controlled. Only one or two lead developers should know the password. If you can avoid it,
do not share the password with contractors who you may hire to develop a module.
2. Do not download libraries that are not widely used. Make sure that the libraries that you
integrate have good reputation
3. Finally do not use Software Development Tools such as Xcode and Android Development
Kit from any source other than Apple or Google.

With billions of smartphones with tens of billions of App downloads, it is very hard to keep the
security intact without any outbreaks of malware. As always in security, those who protect need to
be always right and those who are trying to break need to be right only once.

Safe Applications

Certain applications have been developed for the purpose of safe communication without risk of
hacking. For example, qliqSOFT provides Secure Texting dedicated to mobile interactions of
medical professionals. qliqSOFT allows healthcare providers to close the communication loop by
using mobile messaging on smartphones and tablets to communicate patient information in a
HIPAA-compliant manner.

About the Author

Krishna Kurapati founder of qliqSOFT with 20 years of communications and
security experience. A successful Serial Tech Entrepreneur, prior to qliqSOFT,
Krishna Kurapati founded two VoIP-based companies: IPCell and Sipera. IPCell
was the first VoIP switch vendor to garner several million users and it was
acquired by Cisco for $240MM in funding from Silicon Valley-based Sequoia
Capital, a top-tier venture capital firm and was acquired by Avaya.

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