App Inventor is a “low code”, visual software development tool. Such “drag and drop” programming tools enable non-programmers (and programmers) to create many types of applications without the details of traditional programming code.<\/p>\r\n
This leads to an important issue – will less trained\/less experienced programmers inadvertently introduce security problems in their applications?<\/p>\r\n
\r\nGartner predicts that by the end of 2025, over 65% of development projects<\/a> will use low-code builders. The field of low-code continues to expand. But what security implications does low-code introduce? Low-code<\/a> refers to tools that enable application construction using visual programming models. Adopting drag-and-drop components instead of traditional code, no-code and low-code platforms<\/a> enables non-technical folks to construct their own workflows without as much help from IT. Yet, handing power to citizen developers with less security training can be risky. Plus, low-code platforms may hold compromised propriety libraries or leverage APIs that may unknowingly expose sensitive data to the outside world. There\u2019s also the possibility that low-code could increase shadow IT<\/a> if not governed well.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
How to Mitigate Low-Code Security Risks<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
App Inventor is a “low code”, visual software development tool. Such “drag and drop” programming tools enable non-programmers (and programmers) to create many types of applications without the details of traditional programming code. This leads to an important issue – will less trained\/less experienced programmers inadvertently introduce security problems in their applications? Gartner predicts that … Continue reading 2\/3rds of programming projects expected to use “low code” tools by 2025<\/span>