Mobile Application Penetration Test. @mobile-penetration-test

Mobile apps expose a distinct attack surface: local data storage, insecure transport, reverse-engineered secrets, and the APIs behind the app — which attackers call directly, without the app's client-side checks. This sprint assesses an iOS and/or Android application and its supporting APIs for exploitable weaknesses.

Testing combines static analysis of the binary, dynamic testing on device, and direct API attack, covering the OWASP MASVS categories relevant to your scope. The finish state: a reproducible findings report with severities and fixes, a team debrief, and a retest of what you remediate.

App & API scoping

Platforms, builds, and the supporting API surface agreed with rules of engagement — because attackers do not stop at the app binary.

Static & dynamic analysis

The binary examined for embedded secrets, weak storage, and insecure configuration; the running app tested on device for transport, session, and platform issues.

Platform-specific attack testing

iOS and Android specifics — keychain and keystore misuse, deep-link and intent abuse, jailbreak/root behavior — tested where your scope makes them relevant.

Findings report & retest

Reproducible findings with severity and fixes, a team debrief, and a retest of what you remediate.

1. Scope. Agree the platforms, app builds, API scope, and rules of engagement.
2. Build. Run static, dynamic, and API testing; document reproducible findings.
3. Handover. Findings report, debrief, and retest of remediated findings.

The Mobile Application Penetration Test is a menu item on the Scrums.com delivery catalog, available at every plan tier. Add it to your plan backlog and your delivery team schedules it like any other item — scoped, tracked, and reported through the SEOP. See Delivery Plan Tiers.

Does this cover our whole API estate?

It covers the APIs the app depends on, attacked as the app's backend. A broader or standalone API estate gets deeper treatment in the API Penetration Test menu item.

What do we need to provide?

Test builds for the target platforms, test accounts, and written authorization. Obfuscated release builds can be tested too — scoping decides which build answers your real question.

What happens with the findings?

Your team fixes them with the report's guidance, and the retest verifies the fixes. If the list spans app, API, and infrastructure, the Security Hardening & Remediation Sprint can carry the remediation as one scoped effort.