An Analysis of Security and Performance Concerns in Mobile Web Application Development: Challenges and Open Issues

Abstract

Abstract-The paper focuses on security and performance concerns in mobile web development. The approach used in the study involved surveying journal publications to identify security and performance concerns. The paper highlights some of the contemporary issues currently being faced by application developers as they create, update and maintain mobile web applications including Cross-Site Scripting, Cookie hijacking/theft, location hijacking, history theft, behavior analysis, session hijacking, API design, security and the type of web server used considered.

Penetration Test for the 3G Internet Service Provider and Free Basics Service by Facebook

“…Social networks' platforms increase with the number of users and offer different services to those users. However, this comes at a cost to privacy and security, and, therefore, securing mobile applications and social networks is vitally important in the development process [2].…”