Appthority Added as CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

SAN FRANCISCO - Sept. 10, 2018 - PRLog -- Appthority announced today that it has been designated by MITRE as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) — the first focused exclusively on enterprise mobile threats. As a CNA, Appthority joins a select list of 90 leading security organizations from around the world that are authorized to assign CVE Entries to vulnerabilities for inclusion in first-time public announcements of new vulnerabilities.

"We're proud to be given this designation for our work identifying enterprise mobile threats," said Seth Hardy, Appthority Director of Security Research. "By providing CVE entries for mobile vulnerabilities, the results of Appthority's security research will be easily searchable and accessible to our customers and the larger security community, making everyone safer."

With CVE numbers assigned, Appthority's mobile threat research can better inform enterprise security systems and the broader security community of the enterprise mobile threats uncovered by Appthority security researchers.

Appthority's Mobile Threat Team discovers, researches, and protects its customers from mobile threats, many of which are vulnerabilities in specific mobile applications. Appthority can now fully participate in and support the CVE project and the ecosystem for the benefit of the security industry and enterprises.

About Appthority Mobile Threat Research

Appthority's Mobile Threat Team (MTT) monitors and investigates mobile risks that pose a direct threat to mobile enterprises. Their goal is to provide research that educates and informs enterprises looking to protect their people, data, devices, apps, and networks from mobile risks. The MTT is comprised of top mobile security researchers and threat analytics managers who use their experience and expertise to develop best-in-class research insights. The team prides itself on delivering unique, accurate and practical perspectives, as well as security solutions, that help our enterprise audience understand the most impactful threats and address mobile risks.

About Appthority

Appthority is a pioneer in enterprise mobile security and the leader in the Mobile Threat Defense category. The comprehensive Appthority Mobile Threat Protection (MTP) solution helps customers keep their data private and secure from mobile device, app and network threats. More Fortune 1000 companies trust Appthority to secure their enterprises from mobile threats because Appthority delivers best-in-class mobile threat protection and unparalleled enterprise visibility and control of mobile risks. With Appthority, security teams are informed, employees are productive and enterprise data is kept private and secure. Learn more at www.appthority.com.