In this AppDate instalment, SEAN BACHER highlights NordPass, DHL Express Live Chat, ESET joining up as a Google App Defense Alliance partner, Shyft now with iiDENTIFii, and Ayoba hitting 1 million users per month.
ESET becomes a member of the Google App Defense Alliance
ESET recently announced that it had become a member of the App Defense Alliance to protect the Google Play Store. ESET will provide its detection capabilities and improved security for the Android ecosystem and will spearhead investigations that make the Google Play Store safer.
“What was previously a reactive effort to catch security vulnerabilities is now a full-fledged and proactive campaign to protect billions of consumers and businesses at the source,” says Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO at ESET South Africa. “ESET has constantly been at the forefront of threat research. Together with Google, ESET and the other App Defense Alliance members will be able to provide Google with the information to eliminate threats and help Android users stay one step ahead of cybercriminals.”
Platform: All devices using the Android platform from the partnership
Cost: No cost, just the reassurance that you are not downloading any viruses or malware
Stockists: ESET security will be added to each app to ensure safe downloads
Visit the next page to read about Shyft’s integration with iiDENTIFii, and MTN’s Ayoba reaching 1 million monthly users.