Mobile Security Testing Approaches And Challenges

In the fast pace of software industry that s constantly changing and growing a lot of unique problems and issues are propped up.

Mobile security testing approaches and challenges.

On a broad level the knowledge collection of the nature of the app the os features and the phone features play a vital role in designing a complete testing plan. The goal of any application testing exercise is to understand the quality and performance of features offered. In this paper we focus on mobile security testing approaches and challenges. Security testing is a type of software testing that uncovers vulnerabilities threats risks in a software application and prevents malicious attacks from intruders.

Security testing is a process intended to reveal flaws in the security mechanisms of an information system that protect data and maintain functionality as intended. The trouble with mobile testing. A mobile security testing network is further demonstrated in the paper to evaluate the effectiveness of. We present four testing.

Due to the logical limitations of security testing passing security testing is not an indication that no flaws exist or that the system adequately satisfies the security requirements. The purpose of security tests is to identify all possible loopholes and weaknesses of the software system which might result in a loss of information revenue repute at the hands of the employees or. In this paper we present four testing approaches for mobile security. Mobile security testing targets to detect vulnerabilities and malicious apps on a mobile device.

Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are widely used for personal and business purposes. These are the main barriers to overcome if your mobile testing plan is to end in success. Mobile forensic penetration test static analysis and dynamic analysis. We summarize threats and attacks on mobile devices and present a threat model for mobile security.

Testing for the mobile market is indeed a challenge. A mobile device may carry sensitive data and becomes an easy target for cyber criminals. Mobile security is thus important. It s a fast paced industry that s constantly changing and that throws up some unique problems.

In this paper we present four testing approaches for mobile security. What is security testing. There are four key challenges that differentiate mobile testing. Challenges faced by qas for security testing of a mobile app during the initial release of an app it is very important for a qa to do an in depth security testing of the app.

Qa challenges in mobile application testing. The study an effective behavior based android malware. Mobile security testing targets to detect vulnerabilities and malicious apps on a mobile device. Testing for the mobile market is a new challenge.