25 per cent of British people do not check on the security measures in an app before downloading it. Almost 30 per cent believe hackers are likely to use shopping apps such as Amazon or eBay to target their devices. This underlines an expectation amongst users that banks and app providers should have the facilities and software in place to block intrusions from hackers. Businesses cannot keep waiting for their users to wise up, according to app security specialist Promon. RASP software provides a method of defending apps from would-be hackers, which keeps the app protected regardless of whether a device owner is downloading irresponsibly.”]

