Mobile Application Penetration Testing

Blacklock performs active reconnaissance and application analysis to understand mobile functionality, entry points, exit points, API interactions and data flows.

Testing includes reviewing the mobile application package, analysing local storage, identifying hard-coded secrets, assessing third-party components, checking insecure configurations and reviewing how the application handles sensitive data.

Our consultants also inspect network traffic, API requests, authentication flows and application behaviour to identify vulnerabilities across the mobile, API and network layers.

Blacklock’s manual penetration testing is performed by experienced security consultants using OWASPMobile Security Testing Guide, OWASP APITesting Guide and PTES-aligned methodology.

The assessment covers mobile-specific risks such as insecure data storage, weak cryptography, insecure authentication, session management flaws, insecure network communication, certificate validation issues, WebView weaknesses, excessive permissions, insecure platform interaction, jailbreak or root detection weaknesses and insecure build settings.

API endpoints used by the mobile application are alsotested using web application and API penetration testing techniques, including authentication bypass, authorisation flaws, privilege escalation, injection, parameter manipulation, business logic abuse and input validation weaknesses.

Blacklock delivers clear, actionable reports for executive, technical and remediation audiences. Reports include vulnerability details, impact, evidence, proof of concept, risk rating, root cause, remediation steps and references.

Findings are manually verified to reduce false positives and provide practical guidance for developers. Where applicable, vulnerabilities are mapped to OWASP mobile and application security standards to support remediation and compliance activities.

Mobile applications often rely on API endpoints, cloud services and supporting infrastructure. Blacklock can support ongoing security assurance by continuously scanning API endpoints, web services and related infrastructure used by the mobile application.

Recurring scanning helps identify new vulnerabilities as mobile apps, APIs and backend services change. Results can be reviewed in the Blacklock dashboard and used to support remediation, governance, compliance and release readiness.