The High Risk of Third-Party Apps
The High Risk of Third-Party Apps
A steady move to the cloud and a surge in third-party apps are threatening security as APIs give potentially malicious sites access to corporate data.
Explosive Increase in Apps: Part I
Third-party apps have increased by a factor of 30 during the last two years. From 2014 to 2016, CloudLock has seen them increase from 5,500 to 156,796.
Explosive Increase in Apps: Part II
Third-party connected apps increased 19% in just the last three months, adding 25,000 to the total 156,796.
The Risks of Connected Third-Party Apps
27% of third-party apps connected to corporate environments are high risk, 58% are medium risk, and 15% low risk.
Largest Consumers: Tech, Media, Education
On average, an organization’s users connect 733 third-party apps to its environment. K-12 education organizations average 2,457 apps, and higher education has 1,582. Media and entertainment follow with 1,258 apps and the technology sector with 1,185.
Apps and Installs Per Organization
Over the last two years, the number of apps per average organization has increased from 130 to 733, a 600% rise. The average organization has 7,500 total installs.
Risks Across the Board
No matter how big the organization, all industries have even distributions of low, medium and high risk apps. Retail, for example, has 10% low risk, 58% medium risk, and 32% high risk apps per organization.
All Regions at Risk
Regardless of where they are located, corporations are at similar degrees of risk as follows: Europe, the Middle East and Africa: 9%, Asia-Pacific: 11%, Latin America: 12%, North America 15%
Top 10 Risky Apps
The following apps are the top 10 most risky apps: Clash Royale, Goobric Web App, My Talking Tom, Evermusic, Music Player, Pingboard, 8 ball pool, Gunslugs 2, ZigZag, Fruit Ninja
Apps Banned Due to Security Concerns
56% of apps have been banned because of security-related concerns. 24% were banned because of excessive access scope, and 19% for subpar vendor trustworthiness.
Top 10 Banned Apps
The following apps are most commonly banned by organizations: WhatsApp Messenger, SoundCloud, Power Tools, Free Rider HD, Madden NFL Mobile, Zoho Accounts, Sunrise Calendar, Pinterest, Airbnb, CodeCombat
Top Trusted Apps
Organizations trust these apps the most: Slack, Asana, Turnitin, Lucidchart, Smartsheet, LinkedIn, Zoom, Zendesk, Hubspot, Quizletoff
