Unencrypted credit card information stored in the app could lead to serious data leaks. A new vulnerability has been discovered on the app that could leak payment information when transacting over Wi‐Fi. Malware on users’ mobile devices could interfere with the mobile payment app leading to fraudulent transactions on users’ accounts, forcing the bank to reimburse users and lose lots of money. The security updates on this app need to be performed manually due to the lack of an automatic update feature. Suggest a specific general category of risk mitigation to address each of the partial risks identified above.
The following are some of the “partial” risk statements that have been
identified for a high schools online payment Android app that you recently
developed for the various high schools in Pretoria.
Unencrypted credit card information stored in the app could lead to
serious data leaks.
A new vulnerability has been discovered on the app that could leak
payment information when transacting over Wi‐Fi.
Malware on users’ mobile devices could interfere with the mobile
payment app leading to fraudulent transactions on users’ accounts,
forcing the bank to reimburse users and lose lots of money.
The security updates on this app need to be performed manually due to
the lack of an automatic update feature.
Suggest a specific general category of risk mitigation to address each of the
partial risks identified above.
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