Analysis of mobile applications
Mobile application analysis refers to the process of examining applications designed for mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, to understand their inner workings, assess their security, identify potential vulnerabilities, and verify compliance with development best practices.
Common mobile application analysis methods include the following:
- Reverse engineering: This comprises the analysis of the source code or application code to understand its internal logic, identify possible vulnerabilities, and see how it interacts with systems and data.
- Network traffic analysis (NTA): Inspects and analyzes network traffic generated by the application. This can reveal insecure communications, disclosure of confidential data, or unauthorized connections.
- Local storage inspection: Examines data stored locally by the application on the mobile device. This may reveal sensitive information stored in the cache, temporary files, or local databases...
