---
title: "UK NHS-backed health apps 'riddled with security flaws' • The Register"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/uk-nhs-backed-health-apps-riddled-with-security-flaws-the-register/"
date: "2016-01-13T05:54:19+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Software Security"
source: "theregister.co.uk"
source_url: "https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/13/health_apps_security_flaws_arxan/"
---

# UK NHS-backed health apps 'riddled with security flaws' • The Register

January 13, 2016 · Reported by theregister.co.uk

> As if striking junior doctors weren’t enough, the UK’s NHS also has technology worries, according to a study by app security firm Arxan.
>
> All of the NHS-approved apps Arxan audited lacked binary protection against code tampering, and most also lacked adequate protection in the transport layer. Flaws also emerged in FDA-approved health apps in use in the US.

[Read the full article at theregister.co.uk](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/13/health_apps_security_flaws_arxan/)

**Tags:** [Software Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/software-security/)