The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch said Monday that a software capability for ensuring that mobile device applications are secure and that was developed through one of its university centers of excellence is now commercially available through a small company called Kryptowire.
The software assurance capability allows Kryptowire to offer an application archiving capability to its customers, which include the Department of Justice, so that new applications as well as existing ones that are updated, can automatically be tested before they are installed on users’ devices.
“This innovative technology will help identify safe, vetted apps that users can choose from while ensuring their digital security,” Vincent Sritapan, the program manager for Mobile Security within S&T’s Cyber Security Division, said in a statement.
The technology was developed by George Mason Univ. through its participation in the Purdue Univ.-led Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environment’s Center of Excellence that is overseen by S&T. The software assurance technology is for Android applications and it is expected that it will be expanded to include iOS and Windows applications too.
Kryptowire is a three year-old company that provides mobile application software assurance tools, anti-piracy tools, and security analytics.