Case Study: U.S. Marshals Service achieves rapid, comprehensive mobile app security with NowSecure

U.S. Marshals Service Pursues Most-Wanted Mobile Apps

The U.S. Marshals Service, a 5,000+ person federal law enforcement agency responsible for judicial protection, fugitive apprehension and prisoner transport, faced a growing risk from unvetted commercial mobile apps as it migrated from BlackBerry to iPhone. Generic, slow third‑party reports and a manual, laborious analysis process left the agency unable to determine which iOS and Android apps could leak data, contact adversarial servers, or otherwise compromise officer safety and sensitive investigations—creating a backlog of app review requests.

The agency deployed NowSecure’s automated mobile application security testing and expert services, getting trained and operational the same day. NowSecure’s static, dynamic and behavioral analysis on real devices let the team test apps in under an hour, clear a backlog of requested apps, and discover thousands of previously untested apps in the environment. Results included granular, actionable risk reports for the CISO, more approved third‑party apps (including lifestyle apps) with mitigations for risky apps, faster review throughput, strengthened application security, and increased mobility for staff.

U.S. Marshals Service

Derrick Smith

Subcontractor