Mobile Application Security Assessment is the process of using penetration testing techniques on a Mobile application to detect its vulnerabilities. It aims to break into the Mobile application using any penetration attacks or threats.
A mobile application security assessment looks at the security and compliance risks of your entire solution from the app on the device, the backend systems, the network the app connects to, and the interaction and data flow between them. Security experts well-versed in application development and coding who know the weaknesses threat actors try to exploit will thoroughly evaluate your security controls and provide actionable steps you can take.
Mobile application Security Assessment works by using manual or automated penetration tests to identify any vulnerability, security flaws or threats in a Mobile application.
The tests involve using/implementing any of the known malicious penetration attacks on the application. The tester exhibits/fabricates attacks and environment from an attacker’s perspective, such as using SQL injection tests. The Mobile application security assessment key outcome is to identify security weakness across the entire Mobile application and its components (source code, database, back-end network). It also helps in prioritizing the identified vulnerabilities and threats, and possible ways to mitigate them.