FEDERAL SOFTWARE SCRUBS MOBILE APPS

摘要

Anew software tool allows federal agencies to scan mobile device applications for security and accessibility issues prior to publishing them. The automated process allows developers to check their code rapidly against a variety of government guidelines to ensure that new mobile applications keep personnel and their organizations safe from hacking and other malicious outside threats. Developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Car-Wash tool helps users by expediting the applications development process from concept to deployment to discov- er vulnerabilities before release. This platform-agnostic analysis and vetting software permits the automated testing of mobile applications against a series of security guidelines. According to the DHS, developers and vendors submit their software code to the tool, which then runs through a testing cycle to ensure compliance and checks for security and accessibility flaws. Like its car-cleaning namesake, the tool automatically runs code through and looks for flaws. The results of each cycle are displayed on a user dashboard that allows developers to review how their code scored against the departments accessibility and security measures.