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MOBILE APPLICATION SECURITY TESTING

Comprehensive binary analysis, insecure local storage review, reverse engineering resistance, and backend API testing on physical devices.

Scope a test
Best suited forBefore public App Store or Google Play release
Primary outcomeMASVS control and MASTG test-coverage matrix
ScopeStatic and dynamic binary analysis (Reverse engineering & hooking protection)
Typical timingTiming depends on the number of systems, roles, environments, available documentation and agreed constraints.

Is this right for you?

When to choose this service

Before public App Store or Google Play releaseAfter authentication, payment, SDK or data-storage changesFinance, healthcare, identity and enterprise mobile applicationsApplications using offline data or device-security features

Mobile Application Assessment Vectors

  • Static and dynamic binary analysis (Reverse engineering & hooking protection)
  • Local storage exposure (Keychain / Keystore, SQLite, caching, unencrypted secrets)
  • Network layer security, TLS validation, and SSL Pinning bypass testing
  • Full application backend API penetration testing

What you receive

  • MASVS control and MASTG test-coverage matrix
  • Static and dynamic analysis evidence
  • Device, OS, application build and environment record
  • Combined backend and mobile attack-chain analysis
  • Android/iOS remediation guidance for developers
  • Safe retest of the new build

Delivery flow

From scope to a verified result

  1. Scope and safety boundaries. Confirm the objective, systems, roles, environment, exclusions, authorised actions and emergency stop contact.

  2. Information and access. Receive only the documentation, accounts, configuration or evidence needed for the work through a secure channel.

  3. Mobile App (iOS/Android) Security Review. We analyze application binaries, local data storage, and secure transport layer configurations.

  4. Validation and reporting. Confirm findings, remove false positives and connect each risk to business impact and an accountable owner.

  5. Workshop and follow-through. Explain priorities, answer delivery teams, agree remediation timing and perform a retest where included.

Before we start

Frequently asked questions

How long does an engagement usually take?

Timing depends on the number of systems, roles, environments, available documentation and agreed constraints. After initial information is received, the scope states the stages, customer involvement and a specific schedule.

What should we prepare before work starts?

Usually we need a system or process owner, current scope, access and test accounts, architecture or process information, critical business scenarios and an emergency contact. Never send passwords through a normal website form.

Will we receive only a technical report?

No. The standard output includes an executive summary, prioritised detail, evidence, remediation guidance and a results workshop. Where relevant, the engagement includes a retest or implementation roadmap.

Is source code required?

No. A black- or grey-box assessment can use the build and test accounts. Source and symbols increase coverage, support root-cause analysis and are particularly valuable for cryptography, local storage and platform API review.

Does certificate pinning make the app secure?

It can reduce some man-in-the-middle risks but does not fix authorisation, insecure storage or business logic. Pinning needs a safe update and recovery mechanism so certificate changes do not break the service.

Related next steps

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Code Review & DevSecOps

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Contact

Book a 30-minute discovery call or submit a scoping request directly to our senior security engineers.