Alan Snyder, CEO of NowSecure, discusses the growing challenges and overlooked risks in mobile app security. Despite the explosion of enterprise mobile use, Snyder notes that mobile applications remain one of the most under-secured components of modern IT ecosystems.

Snyder, who has spent over 15 years in mobile app and mobile security companies, traces how the attack surface has evolved alongside the mobile economy. Organizations have become increasingly dependent on third-party and open-source components, mobile SDKs, and cloud integrations—all of which can introduce vulnerabilities that traditional AppSec tools fail to catch.

One key issue Snyder highlights is the mismatch between mobile development speed and security oversight. As businesses race to deliver new apps and updates, security testing often lags behind. This creates blind spots—particularly in permissions, data privacy handling, and API interactions—that attackers are eager to exploit. The problem isn’t limited to consumer apps; enterprise tools and internal applications face the same risks.

Snyder also points to the growing need for automation and continuous testing in mobile DevSecOps. Manual scanning and static testing can’t keep up with today’s mobile release cycles. Instead, organizations need security integrated directly into development workflows, using real-time analytics and AI to detect and remediate vulnerabilities before deployment.

The conversation reinforces a larger truth: while cloud and endpoint security dominate headlines, mobile remains a critical—and frequently neglected—vector for breaches. As Snyder puts it, mobile is where users and data meet, and where security must now evolve fastest.