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    7 Mobile Application Security Risks You Should Be Aware Of

    Staff WriterBy Staff WriterSep 10, 2020 Technology 6 Mins Read
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    Are you a developer? You should be aware of Mobile Application Security Risks when your developing apps for Android & iOS. It’s a fact that there has been an increase in usage of mobile applications across the globe. There has also been a rising number of consumers and because of this, the security risks of mobile applications are also increasing day by day.

    So, considering this point the organizations have to go with the option of proper mobile app security so that all the risks can be dealt with very easily. In some of the cases, there are different risks for the Android and iOS applications and some of the risks are common to both.

    Here’s a complete bifurcation of mobile application security risks

    The Android related application security risks are listed below:

    1. Reverse engineering risk

    Most of the Android applications are developed with the help of language called Java under the integrated development environment. The worst part of these applications is that such applications can be reversed with several kinds of tools which are available on the Internet at free of cost and the applications can be altered and can be packed again in the APK format. So, reversing of such applications can provide an easy credential to the hackers which can lead to several kinds of issues. Ultimately this concept will help in calling several issues because it can tell the details about the encryption which has been utilized in the application to the hacker. In this way, the hacker can gain access to multiple devices at the same point of time with the same method of the decryption.

    2. Insecure platform usage

    The Android operating system and applications are highly vulnerable to the risks which have been mentioned in the mobile top 10 lists of OWASP. So, whenever the developers go with the option of ignoring the best of the practices which have been published by Google then the Android applications which are produced are highly weak and hackers can very easily gain access to them. That will also tend to ignore the usage of the local broadcast manager to send and receive messages which can create a security lacuna very easily.

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    3. Sometimes the developers ignore the updates

    Whenever the Android developers do not go with the option of updating their applications regularly or do not pay proper attention to the operating security and operating system patches introduced by android then there is a huge lack of protection under the applications and they are very much exposed to harmful vulnerabilities. So, updates help to cover the latest security patches and ignoring them is a great mistake on the behalf of developers which should not be done by them.

    4. Rooted devices

    The Android operating system also allows users to route their devices with the help of third-party applications and the worst thing is none of the warnings are issued at that time. Not every user is a professional and they do not understand the risk which rooted device can bring because it is directly linked with the practices from the hackers. So, it is very much important to not to allow the applications to run in the rooted environment or at least there should be the issuance of some of the warnings to the users so that they can take care of the device.

    The iOS related mobile application security risks are mentioned below:

    1. Jailbreak concept

    The concept of jailbreaking is very popularly utilized in the regard to Apple devices and it involves to find an expert in the Kernel that can allow the users to run the unsigned codes on the mobile devices. The concept of jailbreaking requires the proper connection between the phone and the laptop so that jailbroken code can be run and whenever the jailbroken will be run the code will always remain on the phone even after the reboot has been performed.

    2.  User authentication risk

    iOS devices very well perform the security level check with the help of Face ID and Touch ID and the company claims that these two systems are very much safe and secure. But there are some of the issues which can run on the dedicated microkernel. The hackers have shown that touch ID can be very easily compromised and there will be no noticeable difference on the device. On the other hand, password guessing is a very easy concept for the hackers so; the touch ID systems are also exposed to several kinds of vulnerabilities and risks from hackers.

    3. Insecure storage of data

    Most of the applications store the data into databases, binary data stores and cookies. These kinds of locations can be very easily accessed by the hackers at the time of undertaking the operating systems which can make the whole device very much vulnerable to them. Jailbreaking devices can lead to a huge amount of exposure of data and when the hackers will have proper access to the database they can exploit the application and device up to their advantage very easily. So, these kinds of issues can always be very much harmful and can even occur with most of the sophisticated and collected algorithms.

    Other most common issues include the lacking of encryption done by the developers because they do not match the whole concept with the secret key. It can very easily expose the sensitive data as plain text to the hackers and they can very easily inject the malicious code in the device which can cause several kinds of issues. The binary planting can also be undertaken by the people and in this way, they can execute complete control over the device. Once the code has been revealed the hackers can manipulate it to find the vulnerabilities and can also exploit it for further malicious actions.

    Hence, the companies must always go with the option of developing only those applications which are in proper regard and compliance to the best of the practices of the industry. The company should follow data security policies as well as guidelines so that their users never get in the trap of hackers. So, the above-mentioned risks can be dealt with by following the best practices for mobile application security.

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