Businesses reaching end users through mobile apps are shaping the modern world. However, this must be achieved without introducing risks that could compromise the safety of end users. This is where a mobile application security assessment plays a crucial role, identifying vulnerabilities and safeguarding the user experience.
Our Mobile Application Security Assessments (MASA) are conducted within a customized assessment environment, which includes wireless access points, proxies, and a range of commercial and custom security testing tools specifically designed for mobile applications.
Using real-world scenarios and established testing standards, our team simulates an adversary’s approach to attacking a mobile app or accessing sensitive data on users’ devices. This comprehensive methodology provides an accurate assessment of the actual risks, ensuring a thorough understanding of potential vulnerabilities.
In today’s hyper-connected world, mobile applications are essential for inclusivity and long-term success. However, organizations face constant risk from threat actors looking to exploit security vulnerabilities in mobile apps. To protect valuable resources and sensitive data, it’s crucial to consistently and quickly identify vulnerabilities. Mobile application security testing allows organizations to simulate cyber attacks, revealing potential vulnerabilities that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Protecting the security and integrity of your mobile apps with regular, standardized security testing is critical—especially in 2023 and beyond. Below are the key benefits of mobile app security testing:
Risk Management: Regular security testing helps identify and eliminate vulnerabilities within your mobile app’s interfaces, significantly reducing the risk of data breaches and other security incidents.
Cost Reduction: By identifying vulnerabilities early in the application development process, mobile app security testing can save resources and money. It helps you avoid costly legal, technical, and PR consequences that may arise from a security breach after your app goes live.
Stress-Free Application Launches: Mobile app security assessments provide developers with peace of mind, knowing their apps have been thoroughly tested to eliminate potential vulnerabilities and bugs. This ensures a smoother and worry-free app launch process.
Considering the complexity of modern iOS and Android mobile apps, we conduct thorough manual mobile application security assessments. During this process, we validate identified communication channels to ensure they maintain proper confidentiality and integrity, while actively monitoring the application’s execution on the device(s).
Our mobile application security risk assessments also take a high-level, forensic approach to examine the device. This helps identify areas where sensitive information may be stored or cached insecurely, providing a comprehensive view of potential vulnerabilities and security risks.
Starting with reverse-engineering the application binary to the furthest extent possible, we analyze the app for potential information leakage or hard-coded secrets. As part of our comprehensive security testing process, we also map the back-end environment and test all relevant components for vulnerabilities. This includes a thorough review of risks highlighted in the OWASP Top 10 Mobile Risks:
Our process ensures that we uncover and address the most critical vulnerabilities, providing a thorough assessment of your mobile app’s security.
