CriticalBlue

CriticalBlue is an Edinburgh software company with a branch office in San Jose, California. It created Approov, a security service that protects the APIs behind mobile apps, checking that requests come from genuine, unmodified apps.

What CriticalBlue offers

• App attestation — confirms that only authentic apps can call a business's APIs.
• Runtime protection — checks the device, the app and the connection while it runs.
• Secrets protection — keeps API keys in the cloud and delivers them only to verified apps.
• Certificate pinning — protected connections with updatable pins.
• Threat analytics — visibility into attacks on mobile apps.

Who it works with

Businesses with mobile apps that rely on API channels, across Android, iOS and HarmonyOS.

Key facts

• Based in: Edinburgh, Scotland
• Other office: San Jose, California
• Product: Approov