Evaluating Effectiveness of Mobile Applications
What is Mobile App Penetration Testing?
Mobile app penetration testing is a critical practice for identifying and remediating security vulnerabilities that could enable cyber attacks to steal or corrupt user and organizational data, damage brand reputation, disrupt operations, and result in substantial financial and legal consequences, thus requiring thorough mobile app security evaluations.
Our Approach
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Understand type of app (native, hybrid, web), technology stack, architecture, data storage etc. Identify attack surface areas.
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Install the app on test devices. Configure with test accounts, permissions, access to device capabilities etc.
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Analyze how data enters, flows through, processed and exits the app. This reveals potential weak points.
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Test all application functions like authentication, sessions, encryption, APIs, inputs/outputs etc. for vulnerabilities.
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Analyze the APK code for flaws. Make modifications like disabling security checks, gain access to sensitive functions.
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Reverse engineer mobile app traffic. Perform attacks like SQL injection, cross-site scripting on identified APIs and endpoints.
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Assess all integrated plugins, SDKs and frameworks for any vulnerable components.
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Document all findings, vulnerabilities and exploits. Provide detailed remediation guidance based on risk levels.
Benefits of Mobile App Testing
Finding security flaws
Ensure smooth functionality of apps
Evaluating effectiveness of current mobile app
Gain actionable insights to strengthen defenses