Chosen theme: Mobile App Security Testing Tools. Explore how the right mix of analyzers, proxies, debuggers, and automation turns fragile releases into confident launches. Stay curious, ethical, and engaged as we test what truly matters.
The Landscape of Mobile App Security Testing Tools
Static analysis (SAST) catches insecure code patterns before runtime, while dynamic analysis (DAST) observes behavior under pressure. Mobile application security testing (MAST) blends both, connecting findings to real device contexts. Tell us which approach saved you most time.
Static Analysis That Sees What Humans Miss
Align scanners with OWASP MASVS by enabling rules for hardcoded secrets, insecure randomness, and weak TLS settings. Semgrep, SonarQube, and custom Lint rules flag risky patterns early. Share your favorite rule that actually prevented an incident.
Static Analysis That Sees What Humans Miss
Tune thresholds, suppress noisy rules, and enrich alerts with code owners. Feed real exploit proofs from dynamic tests back into static baselines. Over time, your signal improves while coverage grows. How do you balance precision and recall?
Static Analysis That Sees What Humans Miss
A quick Semgrep search matched an innocuous test string in Kotlin. Investigating revealed a production API key baked into a sample. Rotated, sealed, and replaced with vault injection—caught days before feature freeze. Subscribe for our ready-to-use patterns.
Instrument trust managers with Frida scripts, or use Objection’s convenience hooks to test traffic safely through proxies. Always log scope, get authorization, and restore defaults. Tell us your cleanest pinning bypass that respected user trust.
Proxies, Traffic, and the Truth Between Client and Server
Device Setup That Actually Works in 2025
Install proxy certificates on emulators and physical devices, disable HTTP/3 when needed, and align ALPN settings. Ensure Network Security Config or ATS policies permit controlled testing. Share your reliable setup steps for modern TLS stacks.
Reading TLS, HTTP/2, and gRPC Like a Book
Decode header compression, message framing, and streaming behavior. Validate HSTS analogs, certificate pinning, and token lifetimes under stress. Fuzz endpoints safely to reveal brittle parsers. Which proxy extensions make your testing faster and safer?
Story: The Plaintext Endpoint Hiding in Plain Sight
An old analytics call quietly used HTTP on legacy devices. mitmproxy flagged mixed transport, leading to a quick redirect and server hardening. A tiny route, a big risk, gone. Subscribe for our checklist to hunt similar ghosts.
Reverse Engineering Without Getting Lost
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From APK/IPA to Insights: Your Disassembly Roadmap
Unpack resources, map entry points, follow authentication flows, and label crypto wrappers. Combine call graphs with network traces to connect code to traffic. Document assumptions and revisit after patches. What first steps keep you oriented?
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Deobfuscation and Symbol Recovery Tactics
Handle R8 or Swift symbol stripping with mapping files, strings analysis, and dynamic hooks that reveal true method behavior. Focus on risky areas: storage, tokens, and payment logic. Share your gentlest approach that still delivers clarity.
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Story: Feature Flags that Gave Away a Secret
A decompiled config hinted at dormant admin screens. The team gated flags server-side, tightened authorization checks, and added telemetry. Reversing validated the fix and improved testing depth. Comment if flags have ever surprised your team.
Automation and CI/CD for Repeatable Mobile Security
Run SAST on pull requests, execute MobSF in Docker nightly, and trigger dynamic smoke tests on emulator snapshots. Export SARIF for code review and CycloneDX SBOMs for governance. Want templates? Subscribe and we’ll share our starter kit.
Automation and CI/CD for Repeatable Mobile Security
Track time-to-fix, recurring CWE patterns, MASVS coverage, and regression rates. Normalize outputs into SARIF and JUnit, then push dashboards to your wiki. Which metric persuaded leadership to invest more seriously in testing?
Privacy, Storage, and Side-Channel Checks
Search logcat, unified logging, and app directories for tokens, emails, and location traces. Validate encryption at rest with Keystore or Keychain. Rotate logs quickly and redact aggressively. What toolchain made your privacy scans painless?
Privacy, Storage, and Side-Channel Checks
Test iOS background snapshots and Android FLAG_SECURE coverage, including webviews and receipts. Verify sensitive screens blur correctly under multitasking. Share a tricky UI case where leakage surprised everyone, and how you finally fixed it.
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