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Mobile App Security, Part IV: 4 New Security Threats Ahead

My very first job after college was for a government systems integrator, where both data and physical security were high priorities. Great measures were taken to achieve both. I’ll always remember my first facilities security officer telling me, “the only way to truly secure any system is to put it in a locked room and […]

App47 Turns 8: 8 Years of EMM

It’s hard to believe, but App47 turns eight this month! Eight years ago, in 2011, we had the bright idea to start a company designed to help businesses navigate the then-nascent industry of enterprise mobile applications. The market was noticeably different then than it is now. Consider that CIO.com said in 2011 that employees who brought their […]

Mobile App Security, Part III: App Wrapping Going to the Cloud

To continue our series on mobile app security (see last week’s installment here), this week, we’re highlighting a change to our app wrapping capabilities. While we’ve always had app wrapping for iOS, some customers have expressed concern that it has to run on a Mac, and that it’s difficult to include as part of an […]

Mobile App Security, Part II: What’s Next

We kicked off our series on mobile app security last week with an overview of a couple key security features that are central to the App47 platform, including version management and authorized user controls. This week, we thought we’d continue the conversation with a look at several new security features coming down the pike. Our […]

Mobile App Security, Part I: App47 Today

If you’re anything like us, security plays a significant factor in the daily goings-on of your business. In this digital era, IT leadership–as well as everyday employees–needs to keep a keen eye on security risks and vulnerabilities, while also taking steps to ensure enterprise apps and data are secure. As we mentioned at the end […]

Merry Christmas from the App47 Team!

From all of us here at the App47 team to you, Merry Christmas! If you don’t celebrate Christmas, Happy Holidays. As we mentioned here on our blog last week, 2018 was a wonderful year for App47, and we hope it was for you, too. There’s plenty to look forward to in 2019, and we’re anxious […]

What’s Ahead for App47 In 2019

It’s hard to believe 2018 is coming to an end, but here we are. And we’re happy to say that 2018 has been a great year for App47. This has been a good year of growth, including new family members we call employees, and new customers using App47 to manage their apps for their families […]

Our 5 Favorite Christmas Apps Right Now

We’re just two weeks away (give or take a day or two) from Christmas! Soon, offices around the country will thin out, folks will take vacations or travel to see family, and we’ll wrap up 2018 and head into the new year. But in the meantime, there’s still Christmas shopping to do, holiday meals to […]

10 Must-Haves for Your MAM Platform

Sometimes, when talking to prospective clients, we find that they know they should have a MAM solution but aren’t sure about what exactly that solution should entail. That’s ok! Everyone has to start somewhere. If you’re thinking about implementing a MAM solution at your organization but don’t quite know where to start, here are 10 things we […]

The WhatsApp Dilemma: Managing Consumer Apps at Work

Ever since the dawn of the smartphone (and perhaps even before), companies have had to wrestle with employees’ use of consumer apps at work. From Facebook messenger to Dropbox and everything in between, it can be challenging for employers to navigate this landscape. Non-approved consumer apps–often referred to under the umbrella of “shadow IT”–can indeed […]