The exploit known as Dirty Cow, part of the Linux source code since 2007, is now being exploited to undermine Android app security testing.

A few years ago asking a security expert about the risk of mobile malware would draw a mixed response, ask that question today and there is a consensus that mobile malware is a distinct …

It is clear from the threat landscape that mobile app are just as vulnerable to cyber threats that mobile app security testing has trouble detecting such as malware, phishing, pharming Man In the Middle attacks, etc as web apps.

The growth in the number of public Wi-Fi hotspots across the world now exposes more mobile phone owners to the danger of Man in the Middle (MiTM) attacks and shows the need to do mobile app security testing for Transport Layer Security.

The rise of bug bounties has replaced mobile app security testing as a method for finding vulnerabilities in code across the client and backend.

The claim was made by a Russian company, Elcomsoft after iOS mobile app security testing.