Mobile Application Penetration Testing

URM can provide CREST-accredited mobile application penetration testing services, enabling you to proactively identify and remediate vulnerabilities in your mobile applications which, if left unamended, could be exploited by a malicious actor.

What is Mobile Application Penetration Testing?

Mobile application penetration testing is an assessment of a mobile application’s security posture, in which a penetration tester mimics the approach of a genuine malicious actor and attempts to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in a mobile application.  This enables the tester to identify key security issues (such as privacy, data storage, authentication and network communications) within your mobile application and establish how the application could be misused and its intended operations disrupted by a malicious user.

URM provides mobile app penetration testing services on mobile apps that are deployed to either Apple IOS devices or Android devices. Typically, we suggest conducting the test against the OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS); this Standard defines two strict security verification levels, i.e., Medium Risk (Level 1) and High Risk (Level 2).  Each level aims to identify key security issues, such as data storage, privacy, authentication, network communications.  Where required, URM can perform the mobile application penetration test under the CREST OVS framework.

Benefits of Mobile Application Pen Testing

Maintain compliance

Remain compliant with regulations and legislation such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by avoiding breaches/losses of any personal data that is processed in your application.

Secure software development

Maintain a secure software development lifecycle (SDLC), of which regular penetration testing is an essential aspect.  

Identify vulnerabilities

Identify vulnerabilities and insecure functionalities within your mobile application, which can then be remediated to improve the security posture of your application.

Our Mobile Application Penetration Testing Process

URM performs all of its penetration testing in line with proven, industry-recognised methodologies, such as the OWASP MASVS.  

Scope  

Before performing the penetration test, URM’s tester will work closely with you to define an effective and appropriate scope, which meets your needs and goals.  

Information gathering and reconnaissance

Mimicking the approach of a genuine attacker, URM’s expert will amass as much information as possible about your mobile application.  

Vulnerability identification and analysis  

URM’s tester will use a combination of cutting-edge tools and manual approaches to identify vulnerabilities that pose a threat to your mobile application, and subsequently analyse these to develop an exploitation strategy.  

Exploitation

Having discovered the vulnerabilities that exist in your mobile application, the penetration tester will work to exploit these to provide you with intelligence on how an attacker could do the same.  

Reporting and debriefing  

Following completion of the penetration test, URM’s penetration tester will document their findings in a report and arrange a debrief meeting with you where they will offer advice and guidance on remediating the vulnerabilities they have identified and successfully exploited.

Retest  

To assist with the remediation process, URM will provide a free retest within 30 days of the initial assessment of any critical or high-risk vulnerabilities identified.

Why Choose URM Consulting for Mobile Application Pen Testing?

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URM’s CREST-accredited mobile application penetration testing services enable you to proactively identify vulnerabilities which, if left unamended, could be exploited by a malicious actor.  Our accreditation to the CREST OVS programme reflects our commitment to employing highly skilled individuals who are able to deliver Level 1 and Level 2 ASVS and MASVS assessments for web and mobile applications.  Meanwhile, as a provider of governance, risk and compliance consultancy, we can combine our technology-based assessment of your organisation’s security with a plethora of policy, process and training solutions to enhance its resistance to cyber attacks.