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IBM AppScan is Secure For IPhone Developers Against Hackers

Posted on by Anurag Pattnaik

IBM has recently launched a new application to help developers secure their code and data in iOS applications. AppScan 8.7 searches through iOS application code and alerts developers when it finds any flaws. This software also analyses the apps that developers might want to use on Apple devices to check for vulnerabilities. Meanwhile it alerts the IT security personnel’s about the potential threats.

IBM said that over 45.6 billion siOS app were downloaded in 2012, which is why securing Smartphone and other iOS devices should be a top priority for organizations. IBM has developed AppScan Source application after analyzing over 40,000 mobile APIs by using Apple’s Software Development Kit (SDK). These API profiles were added to the IBM AppScan Source Security Knowledge-base and tied to the analysis engine.

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IBM AppScan Source 8.7 for iOS is expected to hit the market on 25th of March. IBM claims that it will facilitate the users the ability to improve security quality without sacrificing the time to market of mobile application projects. It will also allow the FIs and others, to protect each mobile application release in the face of constant updates. The new security protocol is part of IBM’s over-arching Mobile First initiative.

In addition, IBM AppScan 8.7 can reduce the cost of developing secure applications by finding early security vulnerabilities in the development cycle. It provides developers with a view where flaws may surface in their applications, allowing potential security drawbacks to be handled at an early stage and avoiding further pitfalls in development process.

New Features in IBM AppScan 8.7 include:

Multiple Language Support:

The software also features language support for Objective-C, JavaScript, Java which includes the ability to call APIs and data flow analysis that would generate trace information. This new feature enables organizations to build secure enterprise mobile apps, regardless of technology, employees and partners.

US Government Regulation Compliance:

Provides compliance with two crucial standards – Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2 and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

“This project showcases IBM’s execution of its [Mobile First] strategy to help clients incorporate security into their infrastructure and solutions from the design, development and testing phases rather than leaving security to become an afterthought,” said Caleb Barlow, director of application, data and mobile security, IBM.

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Most companies have stated that their customers are looking for ways to secure their apps and data. Hence secure mobile apps and auto security tests are a must to ensure their customers that their data are safe.

With respect to iphone development, Caleb Barlow also quoted “security into the infrastructure and solutions from the design, development and testing phases rather than leaving security to become an afterthought.” AppScan Source for iOS is said to be available from 25th of March. IBM started its AppScan range of products in 2008, and has previously launched a version that scans Android apps.

Top 7 Expert Tips And Tricks For IOS 6

Posted on by Mandakinee

iOS 6 is the latest Apple OS that runs on every Apple devices. Its features like friendly user interfaces and the convenience of apps, makes it a smarter operating system.  Perhaps you are an iOS guru. Or maybe a newbie to the operating system, but here we present some tweaks in iOS that you probably never knew. We also hope you love them and enjoy the benefit of this post.

  • Your iPhone Can Read To You:

You can enable the speak option for facilitating the iOS device to read aloud a selected text. You can enable it from the Accessibility option.

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  • Enable Emoji Keyboard:

Add iconographic symbols in e-mails, messages, tweets and other postings. This feature is shipped with every iOS 6 devise and doesn’t require buying a third-party iPhone application. To get this feature select General, International then Keyboards tab from the settings option.

  • Ask Siri To Find Location By Using The ‘In Transit’ Cue:

You can ask Siri to find you an address by adding some extra word like ‘transit’ in the end of the command. For example “give me the direction to Kennedy International Airport via transit”. iOS will open up the maps apps and display the route.

  • Edit Siri Commands:

Sometimes Siri doesn’t understand your words and might interpret into something else. But you can fix this issue after Siri responds that she doesn’t understand what you’re talking about. Tap the speech bubble where Siri keeps a record of what she interpreted, there find your command, edit it and resubmit the request.

  • Limit The Ad Tracking:

Most users find it annoying to get constant Advertising pop-ups. But iOS allows you limit these accesses as well. Under the General option tap About and then Advertising to Limit the Ad tracking.

  • Take Photos While Shooting Video:

iPhone 5 and iOS 6 allows the users to snap photos and shoot video simultaneously. It appears on the screen in addition to the shutter button.

  • Customize Auto Replies For Rejected Calls:

you can tailor specific messages, explaining the situation why you didn’t answer your calls. By default you will get 3 pre-reserved options. However you can customize these pre-preserved messages too.

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New Features Updates Of IOS 6.1

Posted on by Anurag Pattnaik

Earlier this week, out of uncertainty, Apple released an iOS 6.1 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This update is the first major update to iOS 6, since its launch in the last year. There have been minor updates before this, such as iOS 6.0.1 and iOS 6.0.2, but they were flawed with issues. The features introduced in iOS 6.1 are not necessarily groundbreaking, but as a fix and improvements to its previous mistakes. Let’s take a look at these features.

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  • ‘Siri’ Integration To Search Movies:

Siri has made it extremely simple to find movies, and then buy tickets from Fandango. It is also required to install the Fandango iPhone application to make this feature actually work.  Movies lovers would find this feature to be an extremely fitting update.

  • Apple Maps App:

Apple has definitely improved its Map App with this update. Some of the previous bugs are fixed but hasn’t been solved completely. Along with this it has also added a prominent ‘report a problem’ button.

  • Music Controls:

There is a newly fashioned Lock Screen Music controls in iOS 6.1. When the home button is pressed twice, the music controls pops up. It has been featured to access the music even if the screen is locked. The control interfaces and theme also go well with the Music app itself.

  • Fixed Wi-Fi Issues:

iOS 6.1 on iPhone 5 has resolved all issues from iOS 6.0.2 update. The network connection seems to be strong and stable.

Along with all these features it has also fixed the issue of unexpected OS boot where as the power management is still not satisfying with this update.

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Andolasoft is a leading iPhone application development company offering a comprehensive range of iOS solutions to our global customers. With expertise in HTML 5, CSS, iOS, iPhone SDK, and Cocoa framework, we develop stunning applications to reach a wider audience. With the release of iOS 6.1 it has facilitated our developers to explore new possibilities for application development.

CakePHP is Faster Development Of Next Generation Web Application

Posted on by Ajay Sahoo

There are numerous PHP frameworks available such as Zend, CodeIgniter, Akelos etc. CakePHP on the other hand is the most popular framework among them and reduces significant coding time and investment. It is an open source web application development tool. It helps to build the web pages and applications faster and simpler.

Some features of CakePHP framework

  • Compatible with almost all PHP versions
  • Facilitates code scaffolding for faster development of prototypes
  • Doesn’t require any complex configuration
  • This framework is safe and secure:  It provides in-built tools for input validation, XSS prevention, SQL prevention for secure application development.
  • It provides built-in view helpers for AJAX, JavaScript, HTML etc.
  • It offers faster and flexible tempting features as well as data validation features

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These features make installation and use of CakePHP easy which in turn makes PHP more manageable. As it is an open source, it can be customized according to the needs of specific business requirements. It provides the CakePHP developers with MVC framework, Class inheritance, re-usability, Ajax support and many more to make the development process easier and effortless.  It assists the PHP developers at all levels and provide the ability to manage every part of project development.

Conclusion

It has a lot of advantages over other PHP frameworks, such as less code, less maintenance, and more scalability. CakePHP team works tirelessly to make sure that programmers who want to use CakePHP can do so in an easy and enjoyable way. CakePHP itself is easy to use, and the framework has many features to make life easier for developers who need to create applications that work well and scale to large numbers of users.

Our CakePHP development team is highly experienced to deliver robust, logical, most reliable and effective solutions to our global clients. Our expertise in CakePHP development helps us for building cost effective apps that too matching customer budget with quick turn-around time.

What Is The Key Points For Successful iOS Development?

Posted on by Mandakinee

After the introduction of iOS platform and the application development possibilities, it has paved new business opportunities for the IT industries as well as individual developers.

With the rapidly growing app industry it has become demanding to keep track of changing technology.

Here we have come up with some major key points which should be kept in mind by the developer at the time of iOS application development.

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    1. Drive revenue for your business by integrating  ‘Geo-Targeted push Notification’, ‘Geo-Targeted Advertising’
    2. Integrate NFC (near field communication) system to your application.
    3. Use App analytics to monitor the app’s influence on the market. Target your audience and bring market specific features to you app.
    4. Avoid these flaws in your mobile app development
    5. Irrelevant push notification in the app
    6. Sending unnecessary “Rate my app” request to users
    7. Integrating Facebook and other social networking sites unnecessarily
    8. Avoid using full screen ads. Users hate this.
    9. Try to prefer building Native Apps for iPhones to web apps, because some web technologies are still not compatible with the iOS platform.
    10. Design intriguing UI to compel the user to use your app. Take inspiration from other successful Mobile application to generate similar experience for the users.
    11. iOS development supports numerous programming languages other than Objective-C, such as Ruby, JavaScript, Node.js etc. Choose the language you are comfortable with.
    12. Design your app so that it uses minimal battery power. Users are more concerned about the phone battery rather than the app itself.
    13. Develop cross-platform apps, so that it can be released for other mobile operating systems.
    14. Never build iPhone app that mimics the look and feel of other operating system.
    15. Never overdo the application animations and graphics.

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iOS applications are the fastest evolving apps in the app industry.

That’s why at Andolasoft, our iPhone application developers keep their skills updated with the latest technology and latest iOS releases to match the competitive market.

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The Ultimate Guide To Facebook Login Migration Using PHP SDK (v3.0.0)

Posted on by Ajay Sahoo

Facebook is the world’s largest social network with more than 2 billion monthly active users. There are so many users because it is a convenient way for people to connect with friends. The login process is smooth and simple, which makes it very easy for users to sign up and log in.

That’s why different websites such as blogs, news outlets, businesses, organizations, etc. have been integrating Facebook Login into their website by using Facebook Login API. There are more than 500 million people who log into their apps or websites using the same credentials they use on Facebook. It just makes things easier for them and more importantly, it helps businesses build trust among their users by giving them the option to sign in via their existing Facebook account.

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If you are doing a migration from v2.2.x to v3.0.0

You Need To Do the Following Changes.

  • Download SDK: https://github.com/facebook/facebook-php-sdk
  • Keep the two classes base_facebook.php and facebook.php with the certificate fb_ca_chain_bundle.crt
  • Include facebook.php in your PHP file.
  • If you’re currently using the PHP SDK (v2.2.x) for authentication, you will recall that the login code looked like this:
include_once("facebook.php"); OR include_once("base_facebook.php");
$facebook = new Facebook(…);
$session = $facebook->getSession();
if ($session) {
// proceed knowing you have a valid user session
} else {
// proceed knowing you require user login and/or authentication
}
  • The login code is now:
include_once("facebook.php");
$facebook = new Facebook(…);
$user = $facebook->getUser();
if ($user) {
// proceed knowing you have a logged in user who's authenticated
} else {
// proceed knowing you require user login and/or authentication
}

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