Native vs. Hybrid Mobile Applications as Society Enters the Internet of Things

For nearly two decades, desktops dominated as the primary means of accessing the internet until 2007, the era of mobile phones with touchscreens capability entered the market by Apple Inc. Currently, the high demand of accessibility and mobility through mobile technology is adding more pressure on application developers leaving them to focus more on “meeting deadlines than application security,” which is a critical component as hybrid applications play a significant role in the advancement of IoT and cross-platform compatibility. New technologies are adopting unresolved security issues from the latter. This article aims to initiate discussions within the development and research community regarding hybrid mobile app security, market, role in IoT, advantages, disadvantages, security challenges and the best practices as society enters into a new paradigm envisioned as a ubiquitous global network.